The alchemist's daughter a novel
(Large Print)
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Adult Large Print | Fiction McMahon Large Type | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alchemists -- Fiction.
Conflict of generations -- Fiction.
Country homes -- Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Scientists -- Family relationships -- Fiction.
Social isolation -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
Conflict of generations -- Fiction.
Country homes -- Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Scientists -- Family relationships -- Fiction.
Social isolation -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, 2006.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
544 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
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A student of Isaac Newton, John Selden believes he can turn his daughter into a brilliant natural philosopher and alchemist. Secluded in their ancient house, with only two servants for company, he fills Emilie with knowledge and records her progress obsessively. In the spring of 1725, their work is interrupted by the arrival of two strangers: one a researcher, the other a dazzling young merchant. During the course of a sultry August, while her father is away, Emilie experiences the passion of first love. Listening to her heart rather than her head, she makes a choice. Banished to London and plunged headlong into a society that is both glamorous and ruthless, Emilie discovers that for all her extraordinary education she has no insight into the workings of the human heart. When she tries to return to the world of books and study, she instead unravels a shocking secret that sets her on her true journey to enlightenment.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McMahon, K. (2006). The alchemist's daughter: a novel (1st large print ed.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McMahon, Katharine. 2006. The Alchemist's Daughter: A Novel. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McMahon, Katharine. The Alchemist's Daughter: A Novel Random House Large Print, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McMahon, Katharine. The Alchemist's Daughter: A Novel 1st large print ed., Random House Large Print, 2006.
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