When her grandmother dies because help comes too late, seven-year-old Amaka vows to become the kind of healer her community never had.
That vow carries her from the red earth of rural Nigeria into the unforgiving corridors of medical school, where ambition collides with memory and knowledge demands a price. Armed with a sponsorship that feels both like blessing and burden, Amaka must navigate class divides, cultural expectations, and the quiet weight of being a girl who refuses to bend.
In the anatomy lab, as she learns to cut into death in order to save life, she confronts questions that are as spiritual as they are scientific: Can faith and medicine truly walk together? Can healing be both clinical and sacred? What does it mean to become Christ’s hands in a suffering world?
The Oath and the Cross is a rich, thought-provoking novel that invites discussion about:
• The intersection of faith and science
• Gender expectations and educational opportunity
• Rural healthcare inequity
• Grief as motivation
• The cost of ambition
• What it means to serve one’s community
An emotionally layered story perfect for readers who enjoy meaningful conversations long after the final page.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When her grandmother dies because help comes too late, seven-year-old Amaka vows to become the kind of healer her community never had.That vow carries her from the red earth of rural Nigeria into the unforgiving corridors of medical school, where ambition collides with memory and knowledge demands a price. Armed with a sponsorship that feels both like blessing and burden, Amaka must navigate class divides, cultural expectations, and the quiet weight of being a girl who refuses to bend. In the anatomy lab, as she learns to cut into death in order to save life, she confronts questions that are as spiritual as they are scientific: Can faith and medicine truly walk together? Can healing be both clinical and sacred? What does it mean to become Christ's hands in a suffering world?The Oath and the Cross is a rich, thought-provoking novel that invites discussion about: - The intersection of faith and science- Gender expectations and educational opportunity- Rural healthcare inequity- Grief as motivation- The cost of ambition- What it means to serve one's communityAn emotionally layered story perfect for readers who enjoy meaningful conversations long after the final page. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789786840666
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When her grandmother dies because help comes too late, seven-year-old Amaka vows to become the kind of healer her community never had.That vow carries her from the red earth of rural Nigeria into the unforgiving corridors of medical school, where ambition collides with memory and knowledge demands a price. Armed with a sponsorship that feels both like blessing and burden, Amaka must navigate class divides, cultural expectations, and the quiet weight of being a girl who refuses to bend. In the anatomy lab, as she learns to cut into death in order to save life, she confronts questions that are as spiritual as they are scientific: Can faith and medicine truly walk together? Can healing be both clinical and sacred? What does it mean to become Christ's hands in a suffering world?The Oath and the Cross is a rich, thought-provoking novel that invites discussion about: - The intersection of faith and science- Gender expectations and educational opportunity- Rural healthcare inequity- Grief as motivation- The cost of ambition- What it means to serve one's communityAn emotionally layered story perfect for readers who enjoy meaningful conversations long after the final page. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789786840666
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