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The Physician Spiral-Bound | 2012-09-04

Noah Gordon

★★★★☆+ from 10,001 to 50,000 ratings

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An orphan leaves Dark Ages London to study medicine in Persia in this "rich" and "vivid" historical novel from a New York Times-bestselling author (The New York Times).

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 become a healer.

Arab madrassas are the only authentic medical schools, and he makes his perilous way to Persia. Christians are barred from Muslim schools, but claiming he is a Jew, he studies under the world's most renowned physician, Avicenna. How the woman who is his great love struggles against her only rival--medicine--makes a riveting modern classic.

The Physician is the first book in New York Times-bestselling author Noah Gordon's Dr. Robert Cole trilogy, which continues with Shaman and concludes with Matters of Choice.

Publisher: Independent Publishers Group
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 768 pages
ISBN-10: 1453271104
Item Weight: 1.9 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.7 x 8.5 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
"Gordon's compelling novel recreates the 11th century so powerfully that the reader is propelled through its several hundred pages by a tidal wave of imagination and authentic detail." --Publishers Weekly

"Populated by engaging characters, rich in incident and vivid in historical detail, [The Physician] is a pleasure." --The New York Times

"[The Physician]has the flavor of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, but with a deeper character development and story arc . . . . An insightful and unforgettable read." --Zoltaire's Blog

"An adventurous and inspiring tale of a quest for medical knowledge pursued in a violent world full of superstition and prejudice." --Library Journal

Noah Gordon's international bestsellers have sold millions of copies and have won a number of awards, among them, in America, the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction. He lives outside of Boston with his wife, Lorraine Gordon.