{"product_id":"mary-toft-or-the-rabbit-queen-paperback","title":"Mary Toft; Or, the Rabbit Queen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDexter Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1726, in the town of Godalming, England, a woman confounded the nation's medical community by giving birth to seventeen rabbits. This astonishing true story is the basis for Dexter Palmer's stunning, powerfully evocative new novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Surgeon's apprentice Zachary Walsh knows that his master, John Howard, prides himself on his rationality. But John cannot explain how or why Mary Toft, the wife of a local journeyman, has managed to give birth to a dead rabbit. When this singular event be­comes a regular occurrence, John and Zach­ary realize that nothing in their experience as rural physicians has prepared them to deal with a situation like this--strange, troubling, and possibly miraculous. John contacts sev­eral of London's finest surgeons, three of whom soon arrive in Godalming to observe, argue, and perhaps use the case to cultivate their own fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When King George I learns of Mary's plight, she and her doctors are summoned to London, where Zachary experiences a world far removed from his small-town ex­istence and is exposed to some of the dark­est corners of the human soul. All the while Mary lies in bed, as doubts begin to blossom among her caretakers and a growing group of onlookers waits with impatience for an­other birth, another miracle.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEXTER PALMER\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous novels: \u003ci\u003eVersion Control, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was selected as one of the best novels of 2016 by \u003ci\u003eGQ, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Per­petual Motion, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was selected as one of the best fiction debuts of 2010 by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Re­views. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768768200992,"sku":"9780525432739","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9cc550b3c20d6ec8d83deee6571de25.webp?v=1780336966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mary-toft-or-the-rabbit-queen-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}