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The Invincible Miss Cust

The Invincible Miss Cust

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I donโ€™t know about yโ€™all but I feel like fall is the perfect time to dive into historical fiction, and ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ looks perfect. Based on a true story, it tells the story of the very first female veterinarian. You know that just sparked your interest!

๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ด. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆโ€•๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ธโ€•๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.

Born in Ireland in 1868 to an aristocratic English family, Aleen knows she is destined to work with animals, even if her family is appalled by the idea of a woman pursuing a veterinary career. Going against their wishes but with the encouragement of the guardian assigned to her upon her father's death, Aleen attends the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh, enrolling as A. I. Custance to spare her family the humiliation they fear. At last, she is on her way to becoming a veterinary surgeon! Little does she know her biggest obstacles lie ahead.

The Invincible Miss Cust is based on the real life of Aleen Isabel Cust, who defied her family and society to become Britain and Ireland's first woman veterinary surgeon. Through Penny Haw's meticulous research, riveting storytelling, and elegant prose, Aleen's story of ambition, determination, family, friendship, and passion comes to life. It is a story that, even today, women will recognize, of battling patriarchy and an unequal society to realize one's dreams and pave the way for other women in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ?

AOTD: I also wanted to be a veterinarian and didnโ€™t, because I couldnโ€™t cut into an animal for surgery.

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