Mary discovers not only that their mysterious host is a surgeon intent on reanimating the dead, but also that she's a woman. Banished from a career in medicine because of her sex, Dr.
Victoria Frankenstein has decided to create a manservant devoted to her success in a
misogynistic world. The only thing she needs is a partner. Mary quickly sees the potential to carry on her late mother's feminist work, but agreeing would mean betraying her closest
companions, and becoming an accomplice to murder...
Mary discovers not only that their mysterious host is a surgeon intent on reanimating the dead, but also that she's a woman. Banished from a career in medicine because of her sex, Dr.
Victoria Frankenstein has decided to create a manservant devoted to her success in a
misogynistic world. The only thing she needs is a partner. Mary quickly sees the potential to carry on her late mother's feminist work, but agreeing would mean betraying her closest
companions, and becoming an accomplice to murder...