Tracy Chevalier
Softcover
Mary Anning, a gifted fossil hunter, fights the prejudices of the 19th-century and forges an unlikely friendship with her rival in this enthralling novel by the author of Girl With a Pearl Earring.
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TRACY CHEVALIER
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Current Residence: London, England
Education: BA in English, Oberlin College, 1984; MA in Creative Writing, University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.
Profession: Reference book editor; Freelance editor; Writer.
While it's obvious that tragedy is brewing, Chevalier shows imaginative skill in two neatly accomplished surprises, and the denouement packs an emotional wallop...The ironies inherent in the dramatic unfolding of two families' lives ultimately endow this novel with an impressive moral vision.
-Publishers Weekly
I'm a novelist first and the historyQit's really fun, and fun to researchQis really secondary.
-Tracy Chevalier
Accomplished and powerful, it is certain to appeal to those who made Chevalier's first novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring (1999), a surprise best-seller and a favorite on the book-club circuit.
-Kristine Huntley, Booklist
