The illness lesson : a novel
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2020].
Edition
First Edition.
ISBN
9780385544665, 0385544669
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Adult Fiction (3rd floor)
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385544665, 0385544669
Notes
Description
The year is 1871. In Ashwell, Massachusetts, at the farm of Samuel Hood and his daughter, Caroline, a mysterious flock of red birds descends. Samuel, whose fame as a philosopher has waned in recent years, takes the birds' appearance as an omen that the time is ripe for his newest venture. He will start a school for young women, guiding their intellectual development as he has so carefully guided his daughter's. Despite Caroline's misgivings, Samuel's vision--revolutionary, as always; noble, as always; full of holes, as always--takes shape. It's not long before the students begin to manifest bizarre symptoms. Rashes, fits, headaches, verbal tics, night wanderings. In desperation, the school turns to the ministering of a sinister physician--based on a real historic treatment--just as Caroline's body, too, begins its betrayal. As the girls' conditions worsens, long-buried secrets emerge, and Caroline must confront the all-male, all-knowing authorities around her, the ones who insist the voices of the sufferers are unreliable. In order to save herself, Caroline may have to destroy everything she's ever known.gggg
Action
cc,2020-02-13,JD
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Beams, C. (2020). The illness lesson: a novel (First Edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beams, Clare. 2020. The Illness Lesson: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beams, Clare. The Illness Lesson: A Novel Doubleday, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Beams, Clare. The Illness Lesson: A Novel First Edition., Doubleday, 2020.
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