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The Signature Of All Things

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert  

Set in the 19th century, The Signature of All Things follows the fortunes of the brilliant Alma Whittaker as she comes into her own within the world of plants and science.

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Set in the 19th century, The Signature of All Things follows the fortunes of the brilliant Alma Whittaker as she comes into her own within the world of plants and science.

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Elizabeth Gilbert’s first novel in twelve years is an extraordinary story of botany, exploration and desire, spanning across much of the 19th century.The novel follows the fortunes of the brilliant Alma Whittaker (daughter of a bold and charismatic botanical explorer) as she comes into her own within the world of plants and science. As Alma’s careful studies of moss take her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, the man she loves draws her in the opposite direction ‒ into the realm of the spiritual, the divine and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose is a Utopian artist. But what unites this couple is a shared passion for knowing ‒ a desperate need to understand the workings of this world, and the mechanism behind of all life.The Signature of All Things is a big novel, about a big century. Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, this story novel soars across the globe ‒ from London, to Peru, to Philadelphia, to Tahiti, to Amsterdam and beyond. It is written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time. Alma Whittaker is a witness to history, as well as maker of history herself. She stands on the cusp of the modern, with one foot still in the Enlightened Age, and she is certain to be loved by readers across the world.

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Critic Reviews

''Eat, Pray, Love has been passed from woman to woman like the secret of life." (Eat, Pray, Love) -- Sunday Times

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About the Author

As well as her bestselling memoirs Eat, Pray, Love and Committed Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of a short story collection, Pilgrims (a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award), a novel, Stern Men, and a book of non-fiction, The Last American Man (nominated for the National Book Award and a New York Times Notable Book for 2002). She is a writer-at-large for American GQ magazine where she has received two National Magazine Award nominations for feature writing.She lives in New Jersey, USA. Juliet Stevenson is a distinguished actress of film, television and theatre. She was awarded the CBE for her work in drama and received the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Death and the Maiden. Juliet's films include Truly Madly Deeply, Mona Lisa Smile, Being Julia and Bend It Like Beckham. More recently, she has appeared in The Letters, Diana and Before I Go To Sleep.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bolinda Publishing
Published
1st October 2013
ISBN
9781743178744

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