Remarkable Creatures is Tracy Chevalier’s stunning novel of how one woman’s gift transcends class and gender to lead to some of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century.
A revealing portrait of the intricate and resilient nature of female friendship.
In the early nineteenth century, a windswept beach along the English coast brims with fossils for those with the eye…
From the moment she’s struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is marked for greatness. When she uncovers unknown dinosaur fossils in the cliffs near her home, she sets the scientific world alight, challenging ideas about the world’s creation and stimulating debate over our origins. In an arena dominated by men, however, Mary is soon reduced to a serving role, facing prejudice from the academic community, vicious gossip from neighbours, and the heartbreak of forbidden love. Even nature is a threat, throwing bitter cold, storms, and landslips at her.
Luckily Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly, intelligent Elizabeth Philpot, a middle-class spinster who is also fossil-obsessed. Their relationship strikes a delicate balance between fierce loyalty and barely suppressed envy. Despite their differences in age and background, Mary and Elizabeth discover that, in struggling for recognition, friendship is their strongest weapon.
You can read more about the story here.
Mary Anning – A fossil hunter’s story
Tracy Chevalier is acknowledged for her insight and advice towards the project: Mary Anning – A fossil hunter’s story, a project resource that sets out to explore the life of Mary Anning with an award-winning film Sea Dragon, which sets the scence for the series of nine core interactive resource and six enrichment activities.
If you enjoy A Single Thread than you can also check out Chevalier’s other novels Girl with the Pearl Earring and A Single Thread.
Author: Tracy Chevalier you can read more about Tracy and her other work on her website.
Format: Paperback
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