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Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittake, a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Phila...

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Main Author: Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-
Other Authors: Stevenson, Juliet
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Penguin Audio, [2013]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Women botanists > Fiction.
Painters > Fiction.
Enlightenment > Fiction.
Industrial revolution > Fiction.
Audiobooks.
Historical fiction > Sound recordings
Epic fiction.
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Summary:Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittake, a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind).
Item Description:Title from web page.
Compact discs.
Duration: 22:00:00.
Physical Description:18 sound discs (22 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781611762020
1611762022
Author Notes:Elizabeth Gilbert was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on July 18, 1969. She received an undergraduate degree in political science from New York University. After college, she spent several years traveling around the country, working odd jobs and writing short stories. Early in her career, she also worked as a journalist for such publications as Spin, GQ and The New York Times Magazine. An article she wrote in GQ about her experiences bartending on the Lower East Side eventually became the basis for the movie Coyote Ugly.

She writes both fiction and nonfiction and her books include the short story collection Pilgrims, Stern Men, The Last American Man, Committed, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, and The Signature of All Things. Her memoir Eat, Pray, Love, was adapted into a movie starring Julia Roberts. She will be featured at the Sydney Writers Festival in March 2016.

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