![]() ![]() Lightning strikes the tree, killing the other three women, but Mary survives and is profoundly changed. Mary, a woman she does not know, and two other girls retreat under a tree for shelter. Though she was very young at the time and it is one of her earliest memories, Mary tells the story of how a storm rolled in while she was watching a horse show. She says that she has been struck many times during her life, but only once literally. Remarkable Creatures opens with Mary relating a childhood story of being struck by lightning. While both women were knowledgeable fossil hunters and skilled at identifying ancient species, the real-life Mary was a pioneering figure in the world of paleontology, and the book recounts two of her most amazing finds. It tells the story of two real historical figures from the 19th century: Mary Annig, and her friend Elizabeth Philpot. ![]() Remarkable Creatures is a historical novel by Tracy Chevalier, published in 2010. ![]()
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