Ergebnis für "Pygmalion" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece—the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen—the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost.

Jon, an enamored medicine resident, thinks he found the one, an exemplary internist named Sara. But when she mysteriously disappears following the death of a high ranking official at their hospital, it calls everything into question. As the death is ruled a homicide, Jon finds himself searching not only for his lost love, but for answers. He soon uncovers a chilling truth about an experimental technology system at their hospital, one he believes is to blame for the patient's murder.