Carla Maria Castagnolo born in 1552, it was difficult from the start in life, for she is with one, for those times heavy, blemish tainted. She has a birthmark on her face. For this reason, afraid of the narrator to the public, since they have realized that the sight of her frightened most people. For the time that it carries, is seen as a sign of sin and the devil and brings the wearer in danger of being persecuted by the Inquisition. Your refuge is the house that she inherited from her mother, and in their self-imposed isolation, a strong desire growing in her, you would like to study medicine and become a doctor. But the study of women is not allowed at this time. But finding ways to secretly acquire the fascinating knowledge by itself undetected sneak into the lectures at the university. It so happens that Carla gets to know one day the surgeon Gaspare Tagliagozzi, and the protagonist falls in love with the charismatic man, he has all the possibilities, of which can only dream about Carla. His great medical specialty is the plastic nose surgery after an injury or mutilation. When Gaspare Carla asks to be his assistant, it can hardly believe her luck, she has yet to top it all falls in Tagliagozzi. It seems as if he would return her feelings, but it turns out that he shamelessly exploited and Carla always deceiving.
This novel is the extraordinary and moving look back at the fate of a woman with great desires and dreams, always looking for recognition, the state actually her but mostly was denied. ill at the age of 48 years, on the shaking palsy, she asks her loyal servant Latif, write their life story.
author's attempt to make a female protagonist to speak, is largely successful. With great sensitivity, he describes the fate and the problems of Carla and they can both emerge and their environment very lively and colorful in the eyes of the reader. Wolf Serna seems very interested in medical operations of the Middle Ages and to investigate in great detail, you can feel that behind every sentence. The high-quality equipment of the book, and a detailed, illustrated description of a rhinoplasty in the Annex, which originally comes from Tagliacozzis work speak for itself. I admit that I have observations of nasal surgery and manufacture of treacle very interesting, but at times was almost too detailed. Also play some coincidences into the action, which for me were not entirely credible. Despite these small criticisms I can say that I was talking this marvelous book. Especially Carla and Latif have grown me straight to the heart over time. Wolf Serna has created an interesting and entertaining novel in which a particular interest in medicine in the 16th Century get their money.
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