The Law of Similars
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679771476 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's the people not the story. Kathleen Ennis-Durstine Bohjalian's people always make a place for themselves in your heart. Maybe it's because most of us can see a little part of ourselves in one, or more, of them. They are flawed,ordinary, exceptionally human. I find I never think of them as characters, but always as people. And this makes what might be a commonplace plot extraordinary.. Diane Snyder said Fabluous author. I always love his books & he writes on such diverse topics, with a good knowledge of the topics. I am very involved in classical homeopathy, so this was of particular interest to me. I read it many years ago, when it first came out, but bought another copy to consider it as a book club recommendation.. Falls short of "Midwives" A real fast starter, but the pace slows to a halt and the end is unsatisfying. Far more interesting than the plot is the look at homeopathic medicine of which I was totally ignorant and which I found absolutely fascinating. Not nearly as much action, excitement or drama as "Midwives." The character development of state attorney Leland is well done, though. I was disappointed as well in the lack of the courtroom scenes I had come to love from "Midwives." Could there be a sequel brewing with the way it
" The Law of Similars is fast-paced and absorbing. Few writers can manipulate a plot with Bohjalian's grace and power."-The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the number one bestselling author of Midwives comes this riveting medical thriller about a lawyer, a homeopath, and a tragic death. When one of homeopath Carissa Lake's patients falls into an allergy-induced coma, possibly due to her prescribed remedy, Leland Fowler's office starts investigating the case. But Leland is also one of Carissa's patients, and he is begining to realize that he has fallen in love with her. As love and legal obligations collide, Leland comes face-to-face with an ethical dilemma of enormous proportions. Graceful, intelligent, and suspenseful, The Law of Similars is a powerful examination of the links between hope and hubris, love and deception.
In Chris Bohjalian's fine follow-up to Midwives, individual judgment and the unconventional again clash with the medical and legal forces of tradition. Leland Fowler's only goal is a cure for the common cold--his own, that is, which has dragged on for months. As this gripping novel proves, he knows all too well the awful daring of a moment's surrender. And for a long time we sat on the floor before the tree, neither of us saying a word, as I worked out in my mind exactly what I would have needed to prosecute this case if a summer cold had not lasted into the fall, and I had not met Carissa Lake. In rural Vermont, two years after his wif