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The physician

Paperback • 1988 • English

The physician

By Noah Gordon

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

An orphan leaves Dark Ages London, taking a dangerous journey and posing as a Jew to study medicine in Persia, in “an adventurous and inspiring tale” (Library Journal). A child holds the hand of his dying mother and is terrified, aware something is taking her. Orphaned and given to an itinerant barber-surgeon, Rob Cole becomes a fast-talking swindler, peddling a worthless medicine. But as he matures, his strange gift—an acute sensitivity to impending death—never leaves him, and he yearns to bec...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9780722138809

Publisher

Sphere

Published year

1988

Language

English

Original title

The physician

Format

Paperback

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