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The signature of all things : a novel
Book |
Viking,
New York :
[2013].
- 11 of 12 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Fort Erie Library System
- 1 current hold with 12 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | FIC GILBE 2013 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Stevensville | FIC GILBE 2013 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker-a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma's research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction-into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist-but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780670024858 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: print501 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, [2013].