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The Book of Madness and Cures: a Novel
Regina O'melveny
A brilliant debut about a woman doctor in Renaissance Venice, forced to cross Europe in search of her father.
Gabriella Mondini is a rarity in 16th century Venice: a woman who practices medicine. Her father, a renowned physician, has provided her entrée to this all-male profession, and inspired her at every turn. Then her father disappears and Gabriella faces a crisis: she is no longer permitted to treat her patients without her father's patronage. She sets out across Europe to find where-and why-he has gone. Following clues from his occasional enigmatic letters, Gabriella crosses border after border, probing the mystery of her father's flight, and opening new mysteries of her own. Not just mysteries of ailments and treatments, but ultimate mysteries of mortality, love, and the timeless human spirit.
Filled with medical lore and sensuous, vivid details of Renaissance life, THE BOOK OF MADNESS AND CURES is an intoxicating and unforgettable debut.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 18, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780316195812 |
| Publishers | Back Bay Books |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 137 × 208 × 25 mm · 317 g |
| Language | English |
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