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Name: Shaman

Author: Noah Gordon
Year: 1992
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Award winners, Historical fiction, Fiction

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9780751500820
0751500828

Robert Jeremy Cole, the legendary doctor and hero of "The Physician, " left an enduring legacy. From the11th century on, the eldest son in each generation of the Cole family has borne the same first name and middle initial and many of these men have followed the medical profession. A few have been blessed with their ancestor's diagnostic skill and the "sixth sense" they call The Gift, the ability to know instinctively when death is impending. The tragedy of Rob J.'s life is the deafness of his son, Robert Jefferson Cole, who is called Shaman by everyone who knows him. Shaman's life is difficult. First, he must learn to speak so that he can take his place in the hearing world, and then he must fight against the prejudices of a society where physical differences matter. As Shaman struggles to achieve his identity, the Coles, along with the rest of America, are drawn into the conflict between the North and the South."

This book is part of the "Cole Family Trilogy" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"The Physician"
First published in 1986
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