The alchemist's daughter
(Audiobook CD)
Author
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Published
Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [2006].
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Library edition.
ISBN
1415927677 :
Physical Desc
10 sound discs (approximately 71 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [2006].
Edition
Library edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1415927677 :
Notes
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact disc.
Participants/Performers
Read by Justine Eyre.
Description
A student of Isaac Newton, John Selden believes he can turn his daughter into a brilliant natural philosopher and alchemist. Secluded in their ancient house, with only two servants for company, he fills Emilie with knowledge and records her progress obsessively. In the spring of 1725, their work is interrupted by the arrival of two strangers: one a researcher, the other a dazzling young merchant. During the course of a sultry August, while her father is away, Emilie experiences the passion of first love. Listening to her heart rather than her head, she makes a choice. Banished to London and plunged headlong into a society that is both glamorous and ruthless, Emilie discovers that for all her extraordinary education she has no insight into the workings of the human heart. When she tries to return to the world of books and study, she instead unravels a shocking secret that sets her on her true journey to enlightenment.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kinnelon Library - Adult Media | CD MCMAHON | Available |
| Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Media - Audiobooks | CD V MCMA AD E 80 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alchemists -- Fiction.
Audiobooks.
Bildungsromans.
Conflict of generations -- Fiction.
Country homes -- Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Scientists -- Family relationships -- Fiction.
Social isolation -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
Audiobooks.
Bildungsromans.
Conflict of generations -- Fiction.
Country homes -- Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Scientists -- Family relationships -- Fiction.
Social isolation -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McMahon, K., & Eyre, J. (2006). The alchemist's daughter (Library edition.). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McMahon, Katharine and Justine. Eyre. 2006. The Alchemist's Daughter. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McMahon, Katharine and Justine. Eyre. The Alchemist's Daughter Books on Tape, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McMahon, Katharine., and Justine Eyre. The Alchemist's Daughter Library edition., Books on Tape, 2006.
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