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THE PHYSICIAN'S TALE
By: Ann Benson
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October 2007
On Sale: September 25, 2007
672 pages
ISBN: 0440236320
EAN: 9780440236320
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
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Thriller Psychological | Suspense
In the near future, in the hills of the American Northeast, a group of men, women, and children band together for survival against nature and human enemies, huddling in the only corner of the world they know. Among these people is Janie Crowe, a physician whose son is her greatest hope and deepest secret. Etched into Janieโs memory is the ancient journal of a Jewish man of medicineโ a man who fought for survival in his own age of plague.
In Europe, in the age of the Black Death, Alejandro Canches must hide his identityโand break his oath as a physician for the sake of his and his loved onesโ lives. As France and England are locked in war, and disease lays waste to both, Alejandroโs daughter Kate is caught in the clutches of King Edward of England. Betrayed by a patient, hunted by the king, Alejandro makes a desperate journey to Windsor itself, where a clever scribe named Geoffrey Chaucer has hatched a fantastic plan for Kateโs escape....
As the story of Alejandro and his family builds to a gripping climax, and as Janieโs life is racked by trials and the dawning of a new age, The Physicianโs Tale brings together a rich cast of friends and lovers, traitors and healers. Unraveling mysteries of science, history, and the human heart, Ann Benson has created a stunning chronicle of courage in the face of darknessโin a work of vibrant storytelling and unrelenting suspense.
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