By Elaine Kalman Naves, Special to The Gazette November 11, 2011 4:05 PM An arresting title: The Virgin Cure. Arresting, too, the shocking myth it alludes to, a widely held belief of the 19th century that a man with syphilis could "cleanse his blood" ... In Ami McKay new novel, 'girls sold matches … then themselves'
Thursday, November 10, 2011
In Ami McKay new novel, 'girls sold matches … then themselves'
By Elaine Kalman Naves, Special to The Gazette November 11, 2011 4:05 PM An arresting title: The Virgin Cure. Arresting, too, the shocking myth it alludes to, a widely held belief of the 19th century that a man with syphilis could "cleanse his blood" ... In Ami McKay new novel, 'girls sold matches … then themselves'
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