Remarkable Creatures
By Tracy Chevalier
(Harper, Paperback, 9780007178384)
Publication Date: July 2010
Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc, Paperback, Hardcover, Hardcover, Paperback
Categories: Literary
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer '11 Reading Group List“Tracy Chevalier brings history alive in Remarkable Creatures, which fictionalizes the story of Mary Anning, a young fossil hunter, who in the early 1800s made a discovery along the English seacoast that challenged the world views of geologists and theologians. Chevalier's skillful storytelling takes the reader back in history to walk in the footprints of this remarkable woman.”
-- Carol Hicks, Bookshelf At Hooligan Rocks, Truckee, CA
Selected by Indie Booksellers for the January 2010 Indie Next List
Saturday, Jan 2, 2010
Remarkable Creatures, the new novel by Tracy Chevalier, focuses on the life and work of 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning, and how her discoveries helped change scientific understanding of the world. Chevalier is the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring. More at NPR.org
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