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The Physician
The Physician | Noah Gordon
Now a major motion picture: Noah Gordons beloved masterworkread by millions in thirty-five countries In eleventh-century London, 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 giftan acute sensitivity to impending deathnever 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 worlds most renowned physician, Avicenna. How the woman who is his great love struggles against her only rivalmedicinemakes a riveting modern classic.The Physician is the first book in Noah Gordons Dr. Robert Cole trilogy, which continues with Shaman and concludes with Matters of Choice.
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LiseWorks
Physician | Noah Gordon
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March 18 #ItTakesAllKinds With Physician You cannot beat a song with "Weird Al" Yankovic I had to do it lol @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

lil1inblue 😂 😂 😂 Yes! 1mo
Eggs Awesome 😎 1mo
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MaWi
Le Mdecin d'Ispahan | Noah Gordon

Book bewitching as much by its universe as by the gripping story told.
The author manages to draw you into her lines, telling the story of a person whose life does not make any gift. A must read!
You won't regret it, the story will only confirm what you said!

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Auntynanny
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The main character of this novel is born in England in the 11th century. He ends up travelling to Persia, posing as a Jewish man as a way to study medicine. It was fascinating.

Chrissyreadit I really want to read this one 3y
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Chrissyreadit
Physician | Noah Gordon
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I love historical fiction, and have a lot of books- so I explored timelines and books I do not have to narrow down my #sits ideas. 11th century North America? 19th century Silk Road? 14th century England? 11th century England and Persia? Where and when should I request to be transported to?

Kenyazero I say either of the two middle books! 4y
Crazeedi I totally enjoyed Gordon's series!! The first one was excellent 4y
Chrissyreadit @Crazeedi yay!! I love medicine and history ❤️ 4y
sblbooks Go to the 11th century, England and North America sound interesting. 4y
Crazeedi @Chrissyreadit then you will enjoy, so much about the knowledge that the Persians knew, and how medicine developed, I love these kind of books, anything medical 4y
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Tove_Reads
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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My books arrived! Yay!

Soubhiville 😍😍😍 5y
TrishB Cool 👍🏻 5y
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rubyslippersreads
Physician | Noah Gordon
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A #kindledeal on a book I‘ve been meaning to read ever since @Sarah83 recommended it. 😊 #kindle #deals

Sarah83 Yess... Such a great one 😊👍 5y
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BookedBySunrise
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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Got this download for free, has anyone read this. I‘m currently struggling with The Bear and The Nightingale and May switch books for now

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Sounds good! 5y
BookedBySunrise @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled , it really does sound good. I look at some reviews and it was compared to Pillards of The Earth by Ken Follett 5y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ooooo! That is SO in my wheelhouse! Thanks for the heads up! 5y
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Sarah83
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#spotlightgiveaway @BarbaraBB

It's quite some time ago that I read this gorgeous book. It's one of the books, you will never forget, when you read it once. I loved how the story develops and it's a great book about history, mankind and therefore written so perfectly well. 😍

Andrew65 I own this, I obviously need to read it! 6y
Sarah83 @Andrew65 you really have to. Anyway I liked just the first book. 😉 6y
Andrew65 @Sarah83 It‘s only the first one I own. 6y
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Sarah83 @Andrew65 👍👍👍 6y
Melissa_J @Andrew65 I‘m in the same boat! 6y
Andrew65 @Melissa_J @Sarah83 Mine was one of the books passed to me by my mum before she died. 6y
Sarah83 @Andrew65 sorry to hear that. 😪 Now I know, why you haven't read it 6y
Andrew65 @Sarah83 Thanks, but a few years of passed and I need to read some of them, I‘ve actually got a lot of older historical fiction from her and my passion for historical fiction too! (edited) 6y
Sarah83 @Andrew65 you will love it. I promise. 😉 6y
Andrew65 @Sarah83 Will let you know when I get to it. 👍 6y
BarbaraBB Good recommendation, thanks! 6y
rubyslippersreads I‘ve never even heard of this book. I ❤️ historical fiction. Stacking. 😊 6y
Sarah83 @rubyslippersreads I really recommend this one 💖😘 6y
WritethebookAnniemae Welcome to Litsy! 👍🏽📚🎉 6y
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marshmallow518
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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Finally made it to part two of this giant book! It is great so far! It reminds me of when I read Ken Follet's The Pillars of the Earth. I like the character development in both books.

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Crazeedi
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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TrishB I loved that book 👍🏻 6y
MinDea Cute grandkids! 6y
Crazeedi @MinDea thanks!😊 6y
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Elisa
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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This book has been recommended to me by several people, all of whom have fairly different taste in books from my own, but it‘s historical fiction and it‘s on Kindle Unlimited so I figured I‘d give it a whirl.

Maike That doorstopper has been sitting on my shelf for years now... 🤭 6y
Elisa @Maike 😄😄😄 just as well I cannot see how big it is when I download the kindle version I guess! I have had another doorstopper sitting on my shelf for years so this is book karma I suppose 😅 (edited) 6y
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Lynnsoprano
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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This showed up in today's BookBub email. I may rank this in my top ten historical fiction. It is a story that has stuck with me for years, and I've enjoyed every reread as much as the original. Highly recommended!! #blameLitsy

robinb Got it! Thanks for the tip. 7y
Emily92Bibliophile I love Noah Gordon!! I read The Last Jew for my Spanish Literature Class I took before I went to Spain for two weeks! We read books on the Inquisition and The Last Jew has stuck with me these past couple of years 💙 I'll be buying this one thank you!👍🏻 7y
TrishB I loved this! Don't know what happened to my copy though. 7y
Lynnsoprano @Emily92Bibliophile I had forgotten about that one! That deserves a reread. 7y
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Jerdencon
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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Still plugging along... Page 661 out of 762...

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Jerdencon
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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After a fun but insanely busy weekend with no time to read, I am very ready to settle in with all 765 pages! I have been really looking forward to this one. Im hoping I make it at lest through a few chapters before passing out... 💤😴

MrBook Nice picture 😊👍🏻. 8y
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heylucy
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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Such a satisfying read, The Physician will stay with me for a long time.

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heylucy
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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A lazy, rainy Saturday morning with a little dog, mindless knitting, and a good book. I've been in a reading lull for the past few months, but The Physician is getting me back into it.

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heylucy
The Physician | Noah Gordon
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Currently immersed in The Physician.