{"product_id":"remarkable-creatures-9780452296725","title":"Remarkable Creatures","description":"\u003cb\u003eA voyage of discovery, two remarkable women, and an extraordinary time and place enrich this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel by Tracy Chevalier, author of \u003ci\u003eAt the Edge of the Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGirl With a Pearl Earring\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, poor and uneducated Mary Anning learns that she has a unique gift: \"the eye\" to spot fossils no one else can see. When she uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home, she sets the religious community on edge, the townspeople to gossip, and the scientific world alight. After enduring bitter cold, thunderstorms, and landslips, her challenges only grow when she falls in love with an impossible man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mary soon finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, a middle-class spinster who shares her passion for scouring the beaches. Their relationship strikes a delicate balance between fierce loyalty, mutual appreciation, and barely suppressed envy, but ultimately turns out to be their greatest asset. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eRemarkable Creatures \u003c\/i\u003eis a stunning historical novel that follows the story of two extraordinary 19th century fossil hunters who changed the scientific world forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452296725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2010 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tracy Chevalier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637487825052,"sku":"9780452296725","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5b3cbfec-a53c-4b68-ab02-c9968e2477a8.jpg?v=1603844891","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/remarkable-creatures-9780452296725","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}