The Tempted Soul (2013)
“Neuhaus was a woman in her fifties who struck Carrie as being as comfortable in her own skin as she was in her white coat. Her own doctor had been happy to refer her to New Hope Fertility Center, which was not in New Hope, but a mile on the far side of Intercourse.
New Hope on the far side of Intercourse. Carrie resisted the urge to giggle.The doctor who might just have the power to change her life settled into a chair in the consulting room and leafed through a folder. “Well, Mrs. Miller, ...your personal physician seems pretty convinced that you’re healthy, and the fact that you’re here tells me you’re committed.”“Please,” Carrie said, “call me Carrie. We don’t use honorifics.”“Carrie, then.” The doctor gazed at her. “I can’t say I’ve ever treated a member of the Amish church. I have two Amish neighbors, and I always got the impression that fertility treatment wasn’t…” She searched for the word, and Carrie supplied it.“Approved?”“Yes.MoreLess
New Hope on the far side of Intercourse. Carrie resisted the urge to giggle.The doctor who might just have the power to change her life settled into a chair in the consulting room and leafed through a folder. “Well, Mrs. Miller, ...your personal physician seems pretty convinced that you’re healthy, and the fact that you’re here tells me you’re committed.”“Please,” Carrie said, “call me Carrie. We don’t use honorifics.”“Carrie, then.” The doctor gazed at her. “I can’t say I’ve ever treated a member of the Amish church. I have two Amish neighbors, and I always got the impression that fertility treatment wasn’t…” She searched for the word, and Carrie supplied it.“Approved?”“Yes.MoreLess
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