![]() ![]() Mary Anning made amazing discovers that started discussions about extinction years before Charles Darwin.įrom the New York Times bestselling novelist, a stunning historical novel that follows the story of Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot, two extraordinary 19th century fossil hunters who changed the scientific world forever. Their common interest in fossils formed a bond. Mary was from the lower class, with a father who saddled the family with ruinous debt, few prospects, and no education. They were an odd pair for a friendship to form Elizabeth was middle class with an inquiring mind, good education, and a modest but reliable income. Mary Anning was a precocious young girl at the time, with an uncanny talent for finding fossils, She had the eye for it, could spot them in the unstable hillsides thereabouts. ![]() Elizabeth Philpot developed an interest in the fish fossils found on the beach. He no longer had room for his 3 spinster sisters and remaining in London would be too expensive so they were banished to a smaller, cheaper town. The Philpot sisters moved to Lyme Regis when their brother took a wife. ![]() It could just as easily have been titled remarkable women, the story is about two women and an unlikely friendship set in the early 1800’s. This is historical fiction based on real characters. ![]()
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