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Regina O'Melveny

Författare till The Book of Madness and Cures

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Started out slow, got slightly better, then I just started skipping the long, boring, descriptive paragraphs...waiting for more dialogue. Should be called he book of dullness and cures...except there is no helping this one.
 
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kwskultety | 41 andra recensioner | Jul 4, 2023 |
Muy pocas mujeres podían ejercer la medicina en la Venecia de 1590. Gabriella lo ha conseguido gracias a la ayuda de su padre, el renombrado doctor Mondini, con el que ha adquirido los conocimientos y la intuición necesarios, y a quien ayuda a documentarse para su obra maestra: un enciclopédico trabajo titulado El libro de las dolencias.
Cuando su padre desaparece misteriosamente, el Gremio de Médicos le prohíbe ejercer sin su tutela. Para continuar con la vocación de su vida, atendiendo a las mujeres venecianas, Gabriella habrá de encontrar a su padre y regresar con él. Emprende así un apasionante viaje por la Europa de finales del siglo XVI, siguiendo las pistas que aparecen en las enigmáticas cartas que recibe de su progenitor.… (mer)
 
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Natt90 | 41 andra recensioner | Mar 8, 2023 |
I got this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. And let me be frank, that was months ago. This was not an easy read. On the other hand, it was a beautiful and melancholic book. The ending seemed to clash with the mood of the book, being so upbeat and jovial. All in all, I would recommend reading this book if you like incongruous endings and roller coaster rides of emotions. Also crying.
 
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astronomist | 41 andra recensioner | Oct 3, 2021 |
A young woman doctor from Venice goes on a journey across late 16th century Europe to find her father. She uses his letters to her as a map of his own journey through the Medieval landscape. As she meets people who knew him, she suspects he has been driven and cursed with some sort of madness. She writes tales of remedies and cures for various maladies on her way.
 
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