Tracy Chevalier 54,477 ratings
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From the moment she's struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is different. Her discovery of strange, fossilized creatures in the cliffs of Lime Regis sets the world alight. But Mary must face powerful prejudice from a male scientific establishment, not to mention vicious gossip and the heartbreak of forbidden love. Then - in prickly, clever Elizabeth Philpot, a fossil-obsessed middle-class spinster - she finds achampion and a rival. Despite their differences in class and age, Mary and Elizabeth's loyalty and passion for the thruth must win out...
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Historical FictionFictionHistoricalBook ClubBritish LiteratureAudiobook19th CenturyAdult FictionWomensAdult
352 Pages