MY NOTORIOUS LIFE, BY MADAME X

Axie Muldoon, the headstrong daughter of Irish immigrants, forced to beg on the brutal streets on New York City, grows up to become the most successful - and controversial - midwife of her time. As a purveyor of ‘lunar tonic for the relief of female complaints' she rises from the gutter to the glitter of 5th Avenue high society, yet as Axie's reputation grows, she finds herself on a collision course with the crusading official who would be the righteous instrument of her downfall. Inspired by a true story, MY NOTORIOUS LIFE is a stunning tale of one woman making her indomitable way in a difficult world.

Kate Manning is a former documentary television producer (and winner of two Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award) and she has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, Glamour, and More, among other publications.

(A Sarah Burnes book for the Gernert Company)