An edition of The book of madness and cures (2012)

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May 27, 2017 | History
An edition of The book of madness and cures (2012)

The book of madness and cures

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Dr. Gabriella Mondini, a strong-willed, young Venetian woman, has followed her father in the path of medicine. She possesses a singleminded passion for the art of physick, even though, in 1590, the male-dominated establishment is reluctant to accept a woman doctor. So when her father disappears on a mysterious journey, Gabriella's own status in the Venetian medical society is threatened. Her father has left clues--beautiful, thoughtful, sometimes torrid, and often enigmatic letters from his travels as he researches his vast encyclopedia, The Book of Diseases.

After ten years of missing his kindness, insight, and guidance, Gabriella decides to set off on a quest to find him--a daunting journey that will take her through great university cities, centers of medicine, and remote villages across Europe. Despite setbacks, wary strangers, and the menaces of the road, the young doctor bravely follows the clues to her lost father, all while taking notes on maladies and treating the ill to supplement her own work.

Gorgeous and brilliantly written, and filled with details about science, medicine, food, and madness, THE BOOK OF MADNESS AND CURES is an unforgettable debut.

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Thorndike Press
Language
English

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Published in
Waterville, Maine
Series
Thorndike Press large print historical fiction

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.6
Library of Congress
PS3615.O44 B66 2012b

The Physical Object

Pagination
pages ; cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25247562M
Internet Archive
bookofmadnesscur0000omel_i0h5
ISBN 10
1410449416
ISBN 13
9781410449412
LCCN
2012010513

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May 27, 2017 Edited by Sam Kroes added synopsis
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May 27, 2017 Edited by Sam Kroes Added new cover
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