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*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER* *INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER* *A REESE S YA BOOK CLUB PICK* Schwartz s magical novel is at once gripping and tender and the intricate plot is engrossing as the reader tries to solve the mystery. She doesn t miss a beat in either the characterization or action scattering clues with a delicate precise hand. This is in the end the story of the anatomy of the human heart. - Booklist (starred review) Dana Schwartz s Anatomy: A Love Story is a gothic tale full of mystery and romance. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who s just trying to survive in a city where it s too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist s Society Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham s lectures for being the wrong gender she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal with Dr. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own Beecham will allow her to continue her medical career. Without official lessons though Hazel will need more than just her books--she ll need corpses to study. Lucky that she s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living. But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries his friends are disappearing off the streets and the dreaded Roman Fever which wiped out thousands a few years ago is back with a vengeance. Nobody important cares--until Hazel. Now Hazel and Jack must work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.
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