Der Medicus von Heidelberg

In his Spiegel bestseller "The Medicus of Heidelberg," bestselling author Wolf Serno combines detailed knowledge of 16th-century obstetrics with a touching love story and a gripping life narrative set between Basel and Erfurt, Heidelberg and Oppenheim, creating a captivating historical reading experience. As in his numerous successful novels, including "The Wandering Surgeon," "The Balsam Carrier," "The Puppet King," and "The Witch's Chamber," Wolf Serno once again captivates with a compelling blend of well-researched historical facts, immense suspense, and vibrant depictions of historical reality. Canton Thurgau, year 1500. Never before has anyone dared to cut open a pregnant woman alive to extract the child. The danger is too great, and the church's prohibition is too strict. When the pig castrator Jacob Nufer...