The bone hunters

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‘One to savour and re-read again and again’ LIZ HYDER
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THE MONSTER THEY SEEK MAY NOT BE THE ONE THEY FIND

‘The Bone Hunters has cemented Joanne Burn’s place as one of my favourite writers’ SONIA VELTON
‘I’ve never met a character in literature quite like Ada’ ANNIE GARTHWAITE
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1824, and Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. When twenty-four-year-old Ada Winters – poor, peculiar and brilliant – uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family’s financial struggles.

Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will place him amongst the greatest geologists of the age. What he finds instead is a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he seeks.

But what is the creature that Ada and Edwin seek to unearth? And will it be their means to greatness, or destruction?
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‘A haunting and vivid pageturner‘ CAROLINE LEA
‘Joanne Burn, I salute you, for this is something truly special’ Reader Review (5 stars)
‘Extraordinary. I fell in love with Ada from the very first page’ ELIZABETH LEE
‘Outstandingly well written’ Reader Review (5 stars)
‘A gripping page turner with a gloriously staunch heroine at its heart’ DAILY MAIL
‘Definitely the best book I’ve read this year’ Reader Review (5 stars)

ISBN: 9781408726501

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In 1824, Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. Wealthy holidaymakers dance in the Assembly Rooms whilst the poor riot over the price of bread, scientists do battle with theologists, and amidst it all, one woman is about to make an extraordinary discovery. When twenty-four-year-old Ada Winters – poor, peculiar and brilliant – uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family’s financial struggles. Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will place him amongst the greatest geologists of the age. What he finds instead is a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he desires. But what is the creature that Ada and Edwin seek to unearth? And will it be their means to greatness, or destruction?

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Weight0.24 kg
Dimensions19.6 × 12.4 × 2.6 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

339

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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