In Doctor Cole , the protagonist is , a descendant of the original Robert Jeremy Cole. For a thousand years, the "gift" was passed to the firstborn son, always named Robert. In the 20th century, however, it is inherited by a woman.
Noah Gordon. Matters of Choice/Ной Гордон. Доктор Коул.
She faces a pivotal dilemma: choosing between her clinical duty, her inherited gift, and her own personal happiness. The novel also tackles controversial themes of its era, particularly women's reproductive rights and the intense social pressures surrounding medical practitioners. The Cole Trilogy in Order
Rob J. Cole travels from 11th-century London to Persia to study medicine under the legendary Avicenna.
Robert Judson Cole practices medicine in 19th-century America, learning both Western and Native American healing arts.
Roberta leaves a high-pressure, prestigious medical career in Boston after personal and professional disillusionment to become a family physician in rural Massachusetts.
Noah Gordon’s "The Cole Trilogy" is a sweep across a millennium of medical history, following a lineage of healers who possess a mystical, hereditary "gift" for sensing impending death. While the saga begins in the 11th century with The Physician , it concludes in the 20th century with Matters of Choice (translated as Doctor Cole ). Plot Summary: A Choice Between Duty and Happiness
Dr. Roberta Cole brings the family legacy into the modern era. Where to Find and Download