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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Remarkable Creatures Remarkable Creatures Tracy Chevalier In the year of the 150th anniversary of Origin of the Species, set in a town where Jane Austen was a frequent visitor, Tracy Chevalier once again shows her uncanny sense for the topical.In the early … OL15178365W
Remarkable creatures Remarkable creatures Tracy Chevalier On the windswept fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast Mary Anning learns that she has "the eye" - she finds what no one else can see. When Mary uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton she sets … OL15484230W
At the Edge of the Orchard At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier James Goodenough, whose family had originally settled in Connecticut from England brings his family to Ohio to carve out a new life for them in the Black Swamp in 1838. As swamp fever gradually picks… OL17356846W
The last runaway The last runaway Tracy Chevalier Forced to leave England and struggling with illness in the wake of a family tragedy, Quaker Honor Bright is forced to rely on strangers in the harsh landscape of 1850 Ohio and is compelled to join th… OL17687821W
Remarkable creatures Remarkable creatures Tracy Chevalier 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… OL18735481W
The last runaway The last runaway Tracy Chevalier Forced to leave England and struggling with illness in the wake of a family tragedy, Quaker Honor Bright is forced to rely on strangers in the harsh landscape of 1850 Ohio and is compelled to join th… OL19707075W
Girl with a pearl earring Girl with a pearl earring Tracy Chevalier This book "centres on Vermeer's prosperous household in Delft in the 1660s. The appointment of the quiet, perceptive heroine of the novel, the servant Griet, gradually throws the household into turmo… OL20832904W
Prodigieuses créatures Prodigieuses créatures Tracy Chevalier Dans les années 1810, sur la côte du Dorset, Mary Anning découvre ses premiers fossiles et se passionne pour ces "prodigieuses créatures" dont l'existence remet en question les théories sur la créati… OL24293535W
De onschuld De onschuld Tracy Chevalier Een 12-jarige jongen, wiens vader in het 18e eeuwse Londen als timmerman gaat werken in het circus, raakt samen met zijn vriendinnetje bevriend met de dichter/schilder William Blake. OL24674970W
La jeune fille à la perle La jeune fille à la perle Tracy Chevalier L'auteur s'est inspiré de l'un des plus célèbres tableaux du peintre Vermeer pour écrire ce roman envoûtant sur la corruption de l'innocence. C'est l'histoire d'un coeur simple sacrifié sur l'autel d… OL28178181W
The virgin blue The virgin blue Tracy Chevalier Never before published in the United States, this first novel is released by the critically acclaimed author of "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and "Falling Angels." Readers meet Ella Turner and Isabelle… OL456227W
Falling angels Falling angels Tracy Chevalier A sumptuous new look for the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring. 1901, the year of Queen Victoria's death. The two graves stood next to each other, both beautifully decorated. One had a … OL456228W