In this immersive novel set in 1840s Britain and France, questions
of identity probe at the essence of what it means to be human. A
wet nurse goes by an assumed name but longs to know the identity of
her father. A quarryman furtively extricates a remarkable fossil
from an island off the Northumberland coast and smuggles it abroad
to Paris. A sensational best-selling book triggers widespread
argument and speculation-but its author's name is a secret. Another
book, roundly ignored, sets forth the principle that will become
the centrepiece of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. All these
threads-some historical, others fictional-converge and illuminate
one another in unexpected ways in the climactic revelations of this
brilliant story.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
