Summary
- A group of idealistic young doctors join a mission of mercy to Africa. Two of them, Matthew and Silvia, fall in love. They have one year together before they are swept apart by bloodshed and violence. Matthew has been in mourning ever since.
The present. A pioneer in genetic therapy at the very top of his field, Matthew is appealed to by a rich man whose wife’s brain tumour has been declared inoperable by every other surgeon. When she walks through the door he sees that i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444768503 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444768506 |
| Author: | Erich Segal |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 149mm x 18mm |
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[Segal writes] succinctly, always on top of his material and with great understanding of the inner most workings of the human heart and mind.
A rare storyteller - Detroit News
[Segal writes] succinctly, always on top of his material and with great understanding of the inner most workings of the human heart and mind. - BooksellerAbout The Author
Erich Segal
Erich Segal was born in Brooklyn in 1937 and graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1958, followed by a Masters and a Doctorate. He first made his name as an academic writer in the field of classical literature before moving on to write the book that made him famous - LOVE STORY, which published in 1970 and went on to sell over 21 million copies worldwide - and seven other romantic bestsellers. In 1998 he was awarded the Legion d’Honneur from the French government. He was married and had two children. Erich Segal died in London in 2010.
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