Exceptional tales of emancipation and evolution at the birth of the modern era. Winner of US National Book Award. Andrea Barretts work stands out for its sheer intelligence. The overall effect is quietly dazzling. New York Times Set against the backdrop of the nineteenth century, this elegant collection of stories take their impulse from the world of science. Interweaving historical and fictional characters, they illuminate the secret passions of those driven by a devotion to, and an intimate acquaintance with, the natural world. Barretts stories fascinateshe pulls us into them as into fastmoving water. San Francisco Chronicle Beautiful stories about the wonder and work of science. The title novella describes the horrors of typhus in the newly arrived Irish immigrants to Quebec, and suggests that, in epidemics, medicine is more a piece of politics than a form of science. In Barretts hands, science is transformed from hard and known fact into malleable, strange and thrilling fictional material. Boston Globe An extraordinary story collection. Barrett blends a sure grasp of the history and method of science into each of her evocative tales. Chicago Tribune Many of these stories are set in the late nineteenth century, the adolescence of modern science. Barretts women are often scoffed at for their love of learning. Some try to use science as a currency with which to buy acceptance in a maledominated world. But no character relates only to his or her work. Barrett builds her...

Binding: Paperback;260 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 357.23 g; Dimensions: N/A

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