The Naturalist's Daughter

by Tea Cooper

Overview

Two fearless women--living a century apart--find themselves entangled in the mystery surrounding the biggest scientific controversy of the nineteenth century: the classification of the platypus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400344727
Publisher:	Harper Muse
Publication date:	08/20/2024
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	243,651
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Tea Cooper is an award-winning Australian author of historical fiction. In a past life she was a teacher, a journalist and a farmer. These days she haunts museums and indulges her passion for storytelling. She is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including The Talented Mrs Greenway, The Butterfly Collector, The Naturalist's Daughter, the USA Today-bestselling The Woman in the Green Dress, The Girl in the Painting and The Cartographer's Secret, winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award. To find out more, visit Tea on her website.You can also follow Tea on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Editorial Reviews

★ 05/27/2024

Two women fight to reveal the truth about a scientific discovery in this crackling novel from Cooper (The Talented Mrs. Greenway). In 1808 New South Wales, Rose Winton loves accompanying her naturalist father, Charles, to observe platypuses. Nine years later, Charles plans to present proof that the platypus is an egg-laying mammal to the Royal Society in London. After Charles is attacked by a venomous male platypus, laying him up for months, he entrusts 18-year-old Rose to take his sketchbook containing their observations to England and present them to famed naturalist Sir Joseph Banks. In a parallel story line set in 1908, New South Wales librarian Tamsin Alleyn learns of Winton’s sketchbook, which an elderly woman donated to the library just before she died. After Tamsin examines the book, she works with aspiring book dealer Shaw Everdene to uncover why Charles never received credit for his findings about the platypus’s reproductive system. Cooper shifts seamlessly from Tasmin and Shaw’s sleuthing to Rose’s ill-fated trip to England, where she uncovers family secrets and learns her life is at risk. The author keeps readers guessing as she connects the two plot strands, each of which abounds with exciting scenes, including a chase on a windswept moor that evokes The Hound of the Baskervilles. This is one not to miss. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

'A breathtaking examination of women and science, Tea Cooper's THE NATURALIST'S DAUGHTER is a stunning entry on the roster of Australian historical fiction. With deftly crafted prose and a compelling cast of characters, this is a must-read for any fans of Marie Benedict or Tracy Enerson Wood. A true gem.'

bestselling author of MADEMOISELLE EIFFEL and THE Aimie K. Runyan