Title: Laurus
Description: "Fifteenth-century Russia:  It is a time of plague and pestilence, and a young healer, skilled in the art of herbs and remedies, finds himself overcome with grief and guilt when he fails to save the one he holds closest to his heart.  Leaving behind his village, his possessions and his name, he sets out on a quest for redemption, penniless and alone..."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Physicians, Fiction, Fiction, historical, Russia (federation), fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Russia, Historical fiction, Literary, Historical, General, Cultural heritage, English & college success -> english -> fiction
Places: Russia
Time periods: 15th century