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Remarkable Creatures
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Author
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Tracy Chevalier.
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Publisher
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Dutton
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Format
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hardcover
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Product Dimensions
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9.25
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6.25
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ISBN
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9780525951452
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Pages/Publication Date
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312/2010
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Daedalus Item Code
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20199
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This item is not available.
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Description
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From the moment she's struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear that Mary Anning is marked for greatness, in this novel by the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring. On the windswept, fossil-strewn coast of 19th-century England, she proves that she has "the eye" for finding scientifically intriguing specimens. When Mary uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home, however, she alarms the area's religious fathers and inspires vicious gossip among townspeople who suspect her of "sinful behavior." Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, a recent exile from London, who also loves scouring the beaches. "Chevalier recently stated that making fossils sexy was one of her chief aims in writing Remarkable Creatures. With this very entertaining book, she has certainly succeeded."—Telegraph (London)
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