Poor things : episodes from the early life of Archibald McCandless M. D. Scottish public health officer
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Published
New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First Mariner Books paperback edition.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - New Books - Fiction - New Books Shelves | GRAY Alas | Checked Out | May 17, 2024 |
| Forks - New Books - Fiction - New Books Shelves | GRAY Alas | Held | |
| Sequim - New Books - Fiction - New Books Shelves | GRAY Alas | Checked Out | May 10, 2024 |
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Published
New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.
Edition
First Mariner Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: 1992.
General Note
Film tie-in.
Description
"In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of the fiendish scientist Godwin Baxter, Bella was resurrected for the sole purpose of fulfilling the whims of her benefactor. As his desire turns to obsession, Archibald's motives to free Bella are revealed to be as selfish as Godwin's, who claims her body and soul. But Bella has her own passions to pursue. Passions that take her to aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria, and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church. Exploring her station as a woman in the shadow of the patriarchy, Bella knows it is up to her to free herself--and to decide what meaning, if any, true love has in her life."--,Provided by publisher.
Awards
Whitbread Novel Award; Guardian Fiction Prize