'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Above all, it is a revealing portrait of the intricate and resilient nature of female friendship. Remarkable Creatures is a stunning novel of how one woman's gift transcends class and gender to lead to some of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century. Despite their differences in class and age, Mary and Elizabeth's loyalty and passion for the truth must win out. Then - in prickly, clever Elizabeth Philpot, a fossil-obsessed middle-class spinster - she finds a champion, and a rival. Remarkable Creatures is a quietly encompassing book with many messages from the early 19th century.Starting with Mary Anning and her lightning strike and ending with recognition of her astonishing contributions to geology, evolution, dinosaurs, history, and the importance, thanks to her courage, of women in science and life. Dutton, 26.95 (310pp) ISBN 978-5-2 Chevalier's newest is a flat historical whose familiar themes of gender inequality. 5,107 reviews In 1810, a sister and brother uncover the fossilized skull of an unknown animal in the cliffs on the south coast of England.But Mary must face powerful prejudice from a male scientific establishment, not to mention vicious gossip and the heartbreak of forbidden love. BUY THIS BOOK Remarkable Creatures Tracy Chevalier. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier(Goodreads Author) 3.87 Her discovery of strange fossilized creatures in the cliffs of Lyme Regis sets the world alight. Remarkable Creatures is the story of Mary Anning, who has a talent for finding fossils, and whose discovery of ancient marine reptiles such as that. In the early nineteenth century, a windswept beach along the English coast brims with fossils for those with the eye! From the moment she's struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is different. The stunning novel of female friendship, forbidden love and evolution from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.