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The House Of Sight And Shadow
The House Of Sight And Shadow
Nicholas Griffin
Set in early 18th-century London, this novel follows the story of two doctors, one an eminent anatomist, the other, his young student, as they manipulate the criminal underworld in their pursuit of scientific progress.
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Summary
Against the window a pale hand, a gentle wave that was not a wave at all. A distant female face veiled by the sweep of a curtain. Then stillness. Bendix remained transfixed for a full minute. It was most certainly a woman'
Early eighteenth-century London, and two doctors are criss-crossing the boundaries of morality in the heady pursuit of scientific progress. It is a challenge that leads Sir Edmund Calcraft, an eminent and notorious anatomist, and Joseph Bendix, his young ambitious student, into playing a dark game with the lawless side of London. But Bendix's growing passion for a woman he first glimpses in Calcraft's house threatens to end their mutual quest. From gallows to mad houses, from anatomical laboratories to frost fairs set on the frozen Thames, the two men begin to compete in both head and heart...Mixing history, myth, medicine and fiction, THE HOUSE OF SIGHT AND SHADOW is a compelling tale about ambition, deception and the vulnerability of love.
Product Description
Title - The House Of Sight And Shadow
Edition -
Author - Nicholas Griffin
ISBN 13 - 9780349113180
Imprint - Abacus
Publisher - Little, Brown Book Group
Date Published - 07/06/2001
Prize -
No. of pages - 343
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 126 x 197 x mm
Weight - 280 g
Languages - English