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Set in 19th‑century England, Mary Anning, whose life was marked for greatness after a lightning strike at birth, uncovers a fossilized skeleton close to her home. This discovery provokes attacks on her character and triggers upheavals across religious, scientific, and academic communities, highlighting the challenges faced by a pioneering woman in a male-dominated field.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Tracy Chevalier
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