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Books by Noah Gordon
The Physician
by Noah Gordon
· published 1986 · read 2006-07-01
★★★★☆
One of my earliest historical fiction books, and I loved it to pieces. It seemed so real, and so unflinching, and I dreamt about it a lot. Now I know that in many ways, it follows genre conventions and Gordon's research is … middling and in the service of drama. Oh well – I can't ask for more than enjoyment at the time of reading.
Matters of Choice
by Noah Gordon
· published 1995 · read 2009-08-01
★★★☆☆
Bringing the saga of the Cole family physicians to an end, we see a daughter of the family make her way through modern medicine. She decides against a soulless research jobs and becomes a country doctor. She deals with the difficulties that good doctors always find: Abuse, abortions, euthanasia, poverty. It's not my favourite part of the series, but I thought it was handled well at the time.
Shaman
by Noah Gordon
· published 1992 · read 2006-09-01
★★☆☆☆
Centuries after the first volume, the Cole family is still going strong as physicians. But how do you deal with the deafness of your oldest son if healing is your complete identity? Not particularly well, it turns out. There's a lot of room for personal growth and it is used very well. I also had the impression that the research was better (possibly because as a US American writer, Gordon is closer to the topic).