Ebook {Epub PDF} The Alchemists Daughter by Katharine McMahon

The Alchemist's Daughter A classic, page-turning story of secrets and science, passion and betrayal, innocence and experience – in the tradition of Tracy Chevalier and Philippa Gregory Dark secrets haunt the manor house at Selden in Buckinghamshire, where Emilie Selden, motherless, fiercely intelligent and more beautiful than she realises, has been raised in near isolation by her father.  · Katharine McMahon is the author of 10 novels, including the bestselling The Rose of Sebastopol, which was a Richard and Judy pick for The Crimson Rooms and The Alchemist's Daughter. Her latest book, The Hour of Separation, is our in paperback on 22nd August. Her fiction is based on the lives of extraordinary women/5.  · The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon. Publication Date: Octo; Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction; Paperback: pages; Publisher: Three Rivers Press; ISBN ; ISBN

The Alchemist's Daughter: A Novel Audible Audiobook - Unabridged Katharine McMahon (Author), Justine Eyre (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher) 0 more out of 5 stars ratings. The Alchemist's Daughter Katharine McMahon Three Rivers Press Paperback pages October Living a secluded life in Selden Manor, Buckinghamshire, Emilie Selden and her father, John Selden, spend their days in their laboratory conducting experiments and testing new theories. It is England in the early eighteenth century, and with the. The Alchemist's Daughter is above all a beautifully told story, but like all of McMahon's books that I've read, it's a lot more than that. At the centre of the story is Emilie, the product of her father's experiment to raise her as a 'pure' alchemist to carry on his work. Cut off from the world, she is a first-class natural philosopher with.

Katharine McMahon is the author of 10 novels, including the bestselling The Rose of Sebastopol, which was a Richard and Judy pick for The Crimson Rooms and The Alchemist's Daughter. Her latest book, The Hour of Separation, is our in paperback on 22nd August. Her fiction is based on the lives of extraordinary women. In THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER, British novelist Katharine McMahon has stepped boldly into that shadowy period during the early s when alchemy was in its twilight and the new physical sciences identified by such luminaries as Sir Isaac Newton were emerging into daylight. The Alchemist’s Daughter is a gripping, evocative tale. Set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century London society, it is an unforgettable story of one woman’s journey through a world of mystery, passion, and obsession. Selden Manor was the crucible in which my father, the Gills, and I lived together.