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Beacon at Alexandria (The Hera Series) (Paperback)

by Gillian Bradshaw (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  (21 customer reviews)


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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Two entries in Soho's Hera series of historical fiction ``by and about women'' set, respectively, in 12th century France and Republican Rome.

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From Library Journal
When Charis learns that her father has betrothed her to the hated Roman governor Festinus, she enlists the aid of her brother and flees to Alexandria. There, disguised as a eunuch, she begins to study Hippocratic medicine under the tutelage of a patient Jewish physician. The young woman excels as a healer and her fame spreads. Political intrigues force her to frontier outposts of the Roman Empire where she practices as an army doctor. She succeeds in maintaining her disguise until she is captured and held prisoner by the Goths during their uprising against the Romans. Bradshaw has superbly re-created the political, social, and intellectual climate of the 4th century A.D. and the attitudes towards woman and medicine in this excellent work for most public libraries. Joan Hinkemeyer, Englewood P.L., Col.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 376 pages
  • Publisher: Soho Press (July 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1569470103
  • ISBN-13: 978-1569470107
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #673,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • Also Available in: Hardcover  |  All Editions