MENDEL'S DWARF by Simon Mawer ( 9780349000053 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

MENDEL'S DWARF

By:

Simon Mawer

Format:

Paperback

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£9.99

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ISBN 10:

0349000050

ISBN 13:

9780349000053

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Publisher:

LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP

Pub. date:

1 July, 2011

Pages:

320

Description:

* Reissue of Simon Mawer's briliant third novel MENDEL'S DWARF

Synopsis:

Like his great-great-great uncle, the early geneticist Gregor Mendel, Dr Benedict Lambert is struggling to unlock the secrets of heredity. But for Benedict the mission is particularly urgent and personal, for his is afflicted by achondroplasia. He is a dwarf. When a chance meeting leads him to the acceptance that he craves, he begins a journey towards correcting the injustice of his own capricious genes, with devastating consequences.As intelligent as it is entertaining, this witty novel is a gripping tale of scientific intrigue and moral uncertainty.

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Abacus

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