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The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott
Rebecca Stott is a professor of English literature and creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. She is the author of the novels The Coral Thief and Ghostwalk and a biography, Darwin and the Barnacle, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio. She lives in Cambridge, England
This historical novel follows the life of Daniel Connor, a brilliant young medical student from Scotland, who is living and pursuing his medical studies in an 1815 Paris still reeling from the corruption and horrific violence
Stott, Rebecca. The Coral Thief. 8 CDs. 9 hrs. Tantor Media. 2009. 978-1-4001-1338-5. $34.99. Vinyl binder; plot, author, reader notes. *SA
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