Remarkable Creatures

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• REMARKABLE CREATURES by Tracy Chevalier

  Review by Jill I. Shtulman (NOV 20, 2010) Mary Anning may be one of the most famous real-life heroines you’ve never heard of. She was the first to discover an ichthyosaurus and complete pterosaur in Lyme, Great Britain, as well as the squaloraja, a t ... (read full critics)

  mostlyfiction published on Sun, 21 Nov 2010

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  Remarkable Creatures Tracy Chevalier. Read by Sarah Le Fevre (HarperCollins £13.99, 6hrs abridged) The friendship between two Victorian fossil hunters, a middle-aged lady, Elizabeth Philpot, and Lyme fisherman's daughter Mary Anning, develops engagin ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  Such an incredible book! Beautiful, smart, interesting and never ever boring, even if you're not so much into archaeology.

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  Valentina said on Nov 22, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  This is a "quiet" book. There are no earth shattering events, teeth clenching dramas or heart rending romances. It is a tale of friendship between two disparate females with one commom interest, hunting nature's "treasures" along beaches in England in the early 19th century. This seems simple enough ... (continue)

  This is a "quiet" book. There are no earth shattering events, teeth clenching dramas or heart rending romances. It is a tale of friendship between two disparate females with one commom interest, hunting nature's "treasures" along beaches in England in the early 19th century. This seems simple enough, but it is the foundation of a true story with ethical implications that have been pondered forever. Who should be credited with "discovery", the one who stumbles upon it, or the one who takes that "discovery" and unearths the true meaning of it? How does a new concept be introduced into a society steeped in traditional thinking without the threat to normalcy? Yes, a simple story, but certainly one that opens conversation.

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  Kerry Jacobson said on Aug 25, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Remarkable Creaaturs

  Although I RUSH to Tracy Chevalier I was not that interested in THIS topic but she 'got' me...and I once again was pulled into the characters of the story even MORE than the story itself.

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  Psc said on Jun 22, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  I LOVE Tracy Chevalier's novels, and while I wouldn't rate this one as highly as The Lady and the Unicorn or The Virgin Blue, it's certainly a very enjoyable read. Remarkable Creatures is the story of the changing friendship between two women from very different backgrounds who nonetheless find them ... (continue)

  I LOVE Tracy Chevalier's novels, and while I wouldn't rate this one as highly as The Lady and the Unicorn or The Virgin Blue, it's certainly a very enjoyable read. Remarkable Creatures is the story of the changing friendship between two women from very different backgrounds who nonetheless find themselves together on the beaches of Lyme Regis. The gentle focus on the women of the era, though the plot doesn't have a major romantic sideline, reminded me of Austen's classics,and I found the underlying learnings about fossils and how these challenged thoughts about the church were fascinating.

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  Lunarossa said on May 6, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  As always, I find the author's stories are often too dry for me, it feels like reading histories, but I still try to read every book she publishes.

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  S.E. said on Apr 13, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Such a fabulous story - based on the life of E. Philpot & Mary Anning and their wonderful fossil discoveries. Perfect mix of facts and fiction!
  Interesting to read about the commotion and the feelings of turmoil that discoveries of fossils caused in early 19th century.

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  Nini said on Jan 28, 2010 | 1 feedback

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• ISBN-10: 0007311176
• ISBN-13: 9780007311170
• Pub date: Sep 07, 2009
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