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The strong bond between Mary and Elizabeth sees them through struggles with poverty, rivalry and ostracism, as well as the physical dangers of their chosen obsession. In danger of being an outcast in her community, she takes solace in an unlikely friendship with Elizabeth Philpot, a prickly London spinster with her own passion for fossils. Tracy Rose Chevalier (Washington, 1962ko urriaren 19a) estatubatuar idazlea eta editorea da. On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast. Working in an arena dominated by middle-class men, however, Mary finds herself out of step with her working-class background. From the New York Times bestselling novelist, a stunning historical novel that follows the story of Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot, two extraordinary 19th century fossil hunters who changed the scientific world forever. Remarkable Creatures is the story of Mary Anning, who has a talent for finding fossils, and whose discovery of ancient marine reptiles such as that ichthyosaur shakes the scientific community and leads to new ways of thinking about the creation of the world. Remarkable Creatures Chevalier, Tracy Published byHarper Collins, 2009 ISBN 10: 0007311176ISBN 13: 9780007311170 Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom Contact seller Seller Rating: Used- SoftcoverCondition: Used Good £ 1.68 Convert currency £ 1. With its long snout and prominent teeth, it might be a crocodile – except that it has a huge, bulbous eye. This item: Remarkable Creatures: A Novel by Tracy Chevalier Paperback 22.77 A Single Thread: A Novel by Tracy Chevalier Paperback 22.77 At the Edge of the Orchard: A Novel by Tracy Chevalier Paperback 22. In 1810, a sister and brother uncover the fossilized skull of an unknown animal in the cliffs on the south coast of England.

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier