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The Alchemist's Daughter

Katharine McMahon

Start date: June 1, 2008

Finish date: June 30, 2008

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Apr 23, 2011 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, novels, fiction, ultimate-reading-list, romance

I liked this story, it was a fast read, but somehow it missed being something special. It's the story of Emilie Seldon, who was raised during the time of Isaac Newton in the spirit of scientific inquiry, and, despite her sex, to be a natural philosopher--a scientist. But her father forgot to include the social--and hormonal--in his calculations. Motherless, home-schooled, without other family or friends beyond the housekeeper and never allowed beyond the bounds of the estate, Emilie is so isolat ...more

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Nov 11, 2008 Jennifer rated it it was ok

I had high hopes for this one. And I fear it fell short. It was worth finishing, but I don't feel like our heroine was fully developed. At least, she didn't do what I wanted her to be capable of doing. The story was just interesting enough to finish reading it. ...more

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