by Javier Moro · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432224942
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«A flor de piel» is the historical novel by Javier Moro, published by Seix Barral in paperback (496 pages, in Spanish).
In 1803, an expedition sets sail from La Coruña with twenty-two orphaned children carrying the smallpox vaccine to the overseas territories, under the care of Isabel Zendal. Led by Francisco Xavier Balmis and Josep Salvany, they survive storms and shipwrecks and face the clergy and corrupt officials in a humanitarian feat that marked the history of medicine.
Published in 2015 in the Biblioteca Abierta collection by Seix Barral. Javier Moro is also the author of Pasión india and El imperio eres tú.
For those who enjoy historical fiction and adventures based on real events, especially involving medicine and expeditions.
Javier Moro is a Spanish author known for his books like Pasión India.
