A historical epic that takes us across the world from Scotland to India in the eleventh century. It accompanies the young Englishman who becomes barber-surgeon and physician. We discover through his experiences of peoples, cultures, customs and of course prémisces of medicine of an ancient world that recalls the brilliant book by Kent Follet "The Pillars of the Earth" where the powerful have the power of life and Death of little people. The three great religions monotéistes also come to nest in the story as one more obstacle on the road the young Rob Cole. A devouring now.
