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1996 National Book Award Winner for Fiction. The elegant short fictions gathered hereabout the love of science and the science of love are often set against the backdrop of the nineteenth century. Interweaving historical and fictional characters, they encompass both past and present as they... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bianca: Add a description of this character.
- Tati
- Sarah Anne
- Annie
- Lauchlin
- Alec
- Nora
- Joel
- Richard
- Susannah
- Wallace
- Jonathan
- Dr. Douglas
- Mendel
- Arthur Adam
- Dr. Jaques
- Christopher
- Mrs. Pearce
- Mrs. Rowley
- Rose
- Alicia
- Dr. Sepulveda
- Harry
- Sebastian
- Rob
- Leiniger
- Marianna
- Catherine
- Collinson
- Mrs. Heagerty
- Couperin
- Darwin
- Denis
- Dr. Grant
- Linnaeus
- Mr. Barton
- Dr. Perrault
- Rolander
- Mrs. Carlson
- Ruby
- Ned
- Sophia
- Falck
- Jessie
- Hasselquist
- Mrs. Caldwell
- Rotheram
- Charles
- John
First Sentence edit
For thirty years, until he retired, my husband stood each fall in front of his sophomore genetics class and passed out copies of Gregor Mendel's famous paper on the hybridization of edible peas.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Andrea Barrett (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Norton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 039303853X
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Norton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 039303853X
Page Count: 256
Awards edit
- National Book Award (1996: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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