El sol bajo la seda

Synopsis of El sol bajo la seda

«El sol bajo la seda» is the historical novel by Éric Marchal, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (740 pages, in Spanish).

In late seventeenth-century Europe, medicine is experiencing a time of advances and controversies. Nicolas Déruet, an itinerant surgeon with a vocation to transform medical practice, travels across a continent convulsed by war while becoming involved in adventures, courtly conspiracies, and a story of love and passion.

Spanish edition published in 2014, based on the French original «Le Soleil sous la soie».

For readers of historical and adventure novels, with courtly intrigues, war, and a love story.