Victor Samson lives in the little village of Mondino. But Victor is no ordinary little boy - he is the son of Jacob Samson, the inventor of Jacobine, a miraculous tonic that can cure everything from heartache to eczema! After his father's sudden death, Victor promises to fulfill the man’s dream: taking Jacobine to America. Thus begins an extraordinary journey that will take Victor from Moscow to Beijing, meeting with everyone from Jean Jaurès to Charlie Chaplin at the dawn of the 20th century.
- A great adventure novel by a renowned author.
- A historical epic of 20th-century Europe.