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Rebecca Stott
Rebecca Stott is a professor of English literature and creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. She is the author of the novels The Coral Thief and Ghostwalk and a biography, Darwin and the Barnacle, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio. She lives in Cambridge, England. show more

Rebecca Stott is a professor of English literature and creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. She is the author of the novels The Coral Thief and Ghostwalk and a biography, Darwin and the Barnacle, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio. She lives in Cambridge, England.
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Rebecca Stott's Books
Ghostwalk - Rebecca Stott Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - Rebecca Stott The Coral Thief - Rebecca Stott Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough - Rebecca Stott Legal Research - David Stott, Rebecca Stott Oyster - Rebecca Stott Writing with Style - Rebecca Stott, Simon Avery Making Your Case: A Practical Guide to Essay Writing - Rebecca Stott, Rick Rylance, Anna Snaith Grammar and Writing: Speak-Write Series - Rebecca Stott In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult - Rebecca Stott Theatres of Glass: The Woman Who Brought the Sea to the City - Rebecca Stott The Fabrication Of The Late Victorian Femme Fatale: The Kiss Of Death - Rebecca Stott Jacques Lipchitz Cubis - Rebecca Stott Jacques Lipchitz Cubis - Rebecca Stott Great American Journalists - Rebecca Sto... Great American Journalists - Rebecca Stott Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Simon Avery, Rebecca Stott Speaking Your Mind: Oral Presentation and Seminar Skills - Rebecca Stott, Tory Young, Cordelia Bryan
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In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult - Rebecca Stott
In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult - Rebecca Stott
The Coral Thief - Rebecca Stott
The Coral Thief - Rebecca Stott
The Coral Thief - Rebecca Stott
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - Rebecca Stott
Ghostwalk - Rebecca Stott
The Coral Thief - Rebecca Stott
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - Rebecca Stott
Ghostwalk - Rebecca Stott, Susan Duerden
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JB's Reading Life
JB's Reading Life rated it 7 years ago
text In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult
Rebecca Stott was a 4th generation member of the Plymouth Brethren, an exclusive Christian sect. They believe every word of the bible as being the Word of God and believe they are commanded to keep themslves pure from the world which they see as under the control of Satan. They "withdraw" from those...
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Climbing Mount TBR
Climbing Mount TBR rated it 10 years ago
text Ghostwalk
I really enjoyed this book. I picked it up in a used bookstore because I was intrigued by the premise of 17th century murders tied to the 21st century. The story was compelling and I enjoyed the book within a book feel to it.
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The Moment Stealer
The Moment Stealer rated it 12 years ago
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To sum up the really rather long blurb up there, Darwin's Ghosts is about the men and the ideas that paved the way for Darwin's theory of evolution. More interestingly, it details the struggles these men went through to explore and spread their ideas: how they had to break past the traditional hideb...
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Overloaded Bookshelf
Overloaded Bookshelf rated it 12 years ago
text The Coral Thief: A Novel
I very much enjoyed Stott's previous novel, and picked this up with high expectations. The Coral Thief is a very different kettle of fish to Ghostwalk, but I would say it is certainly on a par (if not better). I enjoyed the colourful detail of Paris in the immediate post-revolution period. I felt th...
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Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 12 years ago
text Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution
An accessible and engaging look at free thinkers and scientists who preceded Darwin with pioneering insights and discoveries into evolution and natural selection beginning with Aristotle.
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