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A Novel of the Roman Empire
by Ruth Downie
Book Reviewed by:This article relates to Medicus
In 2004, Ruth Downie, a librarian from Milton Keynes, won the Fay
Weldon section of BBC3’s
End of Story competition;
Medicus, her first novel, was first
published in Britain as
Medicus and the Disappearing
Dancing Girls, but simply as Medicus in the USA. The second in the series,
Terra Incognita, was
published in the USA and UK last
month.
Interesting Links:
Pictures of the Roman settlement
of Deva (now known as
Chester).
An
NPR interview with Ruth
Downie about Medicus.
This "beyond the book article" relates to Medicus. It originally ran in April 2007 and has been updated for the
March 2008 paperback edition.
Go to magazine.
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