The Specimen (Paperback)


1859. Edward Scales is a businessman, a butterfly collector, a respectable man. He is the man Gwen Carrick fell in love with. Seven years later he is dead and Gwen is on trial for his murder. Set in a world caught between the forces of Spiritualism and Darwinism, The Specimen explores the price one independent young woman might pay for wanting an unorthodox life.

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1859. Edward Scales is a businessman, a butterfly collector, a respectable man. He is the man Gwen Carrick fell in love with. Seven years later he is dead and Gwen is on trial for his murder. Set in a world caught between the forces of Spiritualism and Darwinism, The Specimen explores the price one independent young woman might pay for wanting an unorthodox life.

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General

Imprint

Canongate Books Ltd

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

February 2014

Availability

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First published

March 2014

Authors

Dimensions

198 x 129mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback

Pages

362

ISBN-13

978-0-85786-716-2

Barcode

9780857867162

Categories

LSN

0-85786-716-4



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