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Set amid the pestilential turmoil of fifteenthβcentury Russia, Laurus follows a young healer renowned for his knowledge of herbs and remedies. When his attempts to save a loved one fail, he is overwhelmed by grief and guilt. Renouncing the life, belongings, and identity he once knew, he sets out alone on a quest for redemption, confronting the harsh realities of a world beset by plague and desperation.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Eugene Vodolazkin
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