Well, in between searching the house for Pinchy Sr. from top to bottom, well actually bottom, coz I can't imagine he would be at the top, I managed to finish Shaman which like the first in the Noah Gordon trilogy, The Physician, I enjoyed immensely.
The story begins with eighteen year old Robert Cole, who has just returned home after his fathers death. Robert, known to most as Shaman, discovers his father's journals while going through his belongings after the funeral. His father's story takes over from there, as Shaman reads the journals we follow Rob Sr.'s journey to the States from Scotland, where he begins with a dreadful term as a doctor in the slums of Boston. When he can stand it no more he heads for the country, dreaming of living among the Indians. Always a man of great morals and principles,
Rob's encounters with the mistreatment and brutal slayings of the Native Americans along with his brushes with slavery instill a determination to do the right thing, no matter what people think or what the consequences might be. We follow Rob as he finds love and establishes his home and practice as a country doctor.Shaman, who inherited his father's strength, despite his deafness becomes the successful doctor no one ever thought he could. He continues the legacy and it's happy ever after...
Gordon's research was thorough; the Civil War, the politics of both the North versus the South and the American-born versus the immigrants, the state of the medical practice during the mid-1800's, raising a child with a disability and religious differences are all prevalent in this strong and moving story. Highly recommended.
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