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Sep 14, 2014WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Set in the Regency period, this novel examines the relationship between an upper class young woman who has moved to Lyme Regis with her two sisters, and a young local girl named Mary who supports her family by selling the fossils she has become adept at finding on the coastline. Chevalier likes to test the boundaries of what is acceptable for females in the societies she depicts, and this novel extends to questions of class, gender, science and religion. An excellent choice for Austen or Chevalier fans.