Name: The Signature of all Things
Price: 188.00 ZAR
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Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
ISBN: 9781408850046

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Physical Book

Author

Elizabeth Gilbert

Publisher

Bloomsbury Paperbacks

Synopsis "The Signature of all Things "

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE From the moment Alma Whittaker steps into the world, everything about life intrigues her. Instilled with an unquenchable sense of wonder by her father, a botanical explorer and the richest man in the New World, Alma is raised in a house of luxury and curiosity. It is not long before she becomes a gifted botanist in her own right. But as she flourishes and her research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, the man she comes to love draws her in the opposite direction - into the realm of the spiritual, the divine and the magical. The Signature of All Things soars across the globe of the nineteenth century, from London and Peru, to Philadelphia, Tahiti and beyond. Peopled with extraordinary characters along the way, most of all it has an unforgettable heroine in Alma Whittaker.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert, born on July 18, 1969 in Waterbury, Connecticut, is an American writer and journalist known for her memoirs and novels. She studied Political Science at New York University and worked in various jobs before dedicating herself to writing.

Among her most notable works is "Eat, Pray, Love" (2006), a memoir that narrates her personal journey in search of spiritual balance.

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