Apollo's Child Author:Joan Smith First Edition British Import Hardcover published by Julia MacRae Books, London, 1989, 190 pages in "Like-New Condition". A very clean and unmarked copy. A entertaining novel about anicent Greece, set on the island of Cos in 418 BC, a young medical student "Philo" is apprenticed to the great physician Hippocrates. Besides his normal work Philo mu... more »st deal with false healers, sly herb gatherers, and generally people that wish him ill. A entertaining historical novel with well-developed characters besides convincingly portrayed real-historical figures. Prompt shipping with a Free Delivery Confirmation.« less