Human Traces
Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks is a reprint edition published by National Geographic Books on March 18, 2008. This 672-page novel unfolds the story of two sixteen-year-old boys, Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter, who come from contrasting backgrounds in rural France and England. Their paths converge during a seaside meeting, leading them to explore the emerging field of psychiatry and the complexities of human consciousness.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the friendship and professional journey of Jacques and Thomas as they navigate the challenges of their medical careers. The story addresses significant themes in the realms of psychiatry and human experience, particularly when a critical incident involving a female patient tests their bond and professional integrity. This edition, written in English, offers a rich exploration of historical and literary elements within the context of medical fiction.
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Sixteen-year-old Jacques Rebière is living a humble life in rural France, studying butterflies and frogs by candlelight in his bedroom. Across the Channel, in England, the playful Thomas Midwinter, also sixteen, is enjoying a life of ease-and is resigned to follow his father’s wishes and pursue a career in medicine. A fateful seaside meeting four years later sets the two young men on a profound course of friendship and discovery; they will become pioneers in the burgeoning field of psychiatry. But when a female patient at the doctors’ Austrian sanatorium becomes dangerously ill, the two men’s conflicting diagnosis threatens to divide them–and to undermine all their professional achievements. From the bestselling author of Birdsong comes this masterful novel that ventures to answer challenging questions of consciousness and science, and what it means to be human.
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