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The Alchemist’s Daughter

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Katharine McMahon

By Katharine McMahon

By Katharine McMahon

By Katharine McMahon

By Katharine McMahon
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By Katharine McMahon
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Oct 24, 2006 | ISBN 9780307335852

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Jan 31, 2006 | ISBN 9780307345363

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    About The Alchemist’s Daughter

    During the English Age of Reason, a woman cloistered since birth learns that knowledge is no substitute for experience.

    Raised by her father in near isolation in the English countryside, Emilie Selden is trained as a brilliant natural philosopher and alchemist. In the spring of 1725, father and daughter embark upon their most daring alchemical experiment to date—attempting to breathe life into dead matter. But when Emilie—against her father’s wishes—experiences the passion of first love, she is banished to London, where she soon discovers she knows nothing about human nature—or her own family’s complicated past. So begins her shocking journey to enlightenment.


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    About The Alchemist’s Daughter

    Secrets abound in this gripping tale of a young woman cloistered since birth who discovers that knowledge is no subsitute for experience when she choses to follow her heart over science.

    Raised by her father in near isolation in the English countryside, Emilie Selden is trained as a brilliant natural philosopher and alchemist. In the spring of 1725, during the English Age of Reason, father and daughter embark upon their most daring alchemical experiment to date—attempting to breathe life into dead matter. But when Emilie—against her father’s wishes—experiences the passion of first love, she decides to listen to her heart over her head. 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.

    About The Alchemist’s Daughter

    Secrets abound in this gripping tale of a young woman cloistered since birth who discovers that knowledge is no subsitute for experience when she choses to follow her heart over science.

    Raised by her father in near isolation in the English countryside, Emilie Selden is trained as a brilliant natural philosopher and alchemist. In the spring of 1725, during the English Age of Reason, father and daughter embark upon their most daring alchemical experiment to date—attempting to breathe life into dead matter. But when Emilie—against her father’s wishes—experiences the passion of first love, she decides to listen to her heart over her head. 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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    About Katharine McMahon

    Katharine McMahon is a British historical novelist. She has taught in secondary schools, performed in local theater, and worked as a Royal Literary Fund fellow teaching writing skills at the Universities of Hertfordshire and Warwick. Her titles include The Alchemist’s… More about Katharine McMahon

    About Katharine McMahon

    Katharine McMahon is a British historical novelist. She has taught in secondary schools, performed in local theater, and worked as a Royal Literary Fund fellow teaching writing skills at the Universities of Hertfordshire and Warwick. Her titles include The Alchemist’s… More about Katharine McMahon

    About Katharine McMahon

    Katharine McMahon is a British historical novelist. She has taught in secondary schools, performed in local theater, and worked as a Royal Literary Fund fellow teaching writing skills at the Universities of Hertfordshire and Warwick. Her titles include The Alchemist’s… More about Katharine McMahon

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Broadway Books
    Oct 24, 2006 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307335852

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Crown
    Jan 31, 2006 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780307345363

    Category: Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $19.96
    Published by Random House Audio
    Feb 14, 2006 | 705 Minutes | ISBN 9781415927687

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    Praise

    “Perfectly timed and modulated not only to draw us in and wring us out but also to reveal the spirit of a time.” —The Boston Globe

    “Rich in period detail, this historical novel has all the right trappings.” —Daily News

    “Beautifully crafted . . . lavishly furnished with period details and intriguing characters.” —Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling author of A Breath of Snow and Ashes, The Washington Post

    “Evocative, compelling, and beautifully written . . . explosive secrets abound not only in the mysterious alchemy laboratory and in sprawling, seething London during the Age of Reason—but also in the heroine’s heart.” —Karen Harper, USA Today bestselling author of The Last Boleyn

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