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Name: Soul flame
Author: Barbara Wood

Born in the turbulent world of ancient Antioch, Selene is orphaned at birth and left with a mysterious clue to her divine heritage. She is adopted by the healer‑woman Mera and learns primitive medical practices, from brewing Hecate’s Cure to applying green mold on wounds, and the art of calming patients through the inner "soul flame." On her sixteenth birthday, Selene falls in love with the troubled surgeon Andreas. When fate separates them, she travels to the great centers of civilization—Egypt, Babylon, and Rome—seeking him while pursuing her destiny as a revolutionary healer. Her quest ultimately brings her to the dawn of modern medicine.

First publish date: 1987

Genre: Romance/Historical Romance

Authors: Barbara Wood

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