![]() Eager to have someone to share her new passion with, Elizabeth finds an unexpected friend in Mary.īefore I started this book I had no interest in fossils I still don’t, unfortunately. Her interest in fossils begins when she discovers an unusual stone on the windswept beach. Elizabeth Philpot, twenty years older than Mary and from a middle-class background, moves to Lyme Regis with her two unmarried sisters. Mary Anning is a young working-class girl who has lived in the town all her life and hunts for fossils for her family to sell to tourists. ![]() It’s the story of two very different women who are brought together by a shared love of collecting fossils. Remarkable Creatures is set in the town of Lyme Regis on the south coast of England during the early part of the nineteenth century. ![]() First of all, this is probably my last post until after Christmas, so whether you celebrate it or not I hope you all have a great weekend! Now, back to my thoughts on Remarkable Creatures… ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |