Buy this book on-line Bradshaw,Gillian : The Beacon at AlexandriaHoughton Mifflin., New York, 1986 ISBN 0395411599
"In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch she flees Ephesus for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes drawn into Church politics and is forced once again to flee. She serves as an army doctor at a Roman outpost in Thrace until, kidnapped by barbarian Visigoths, she finds her destiny to heal and also to be a woman and a wife.". This novel is full of interesting characters set the early Christian world, 371-378 AD. 376p.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Bradshaw,Gillian : The Beacon at Alexandria. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, out-of-print books, fine bindings, collectables and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |