An Uncommon Descent
Paperback
Science FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $16.00
ISBN13: 9781972482070
Publisher: Serving House Books
Published: Sep 25 2026
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An Uncommon Descent is a captivating novel that puts the reader smack dab in the middle of a fascinating and sometimes dangerous scientific quest. -Scot Lehigh, former Boston Globe columnist and author of Just East of Nowhere
An Uncommon Descent provides a different take on what it means to be an original thinker. In sensitive, vivid prose, John W. Farrell depicts a brilliant woman's lonely trek to scientific greatness.... -John Oakes, author of The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without
With deep insight and intelligence, An Uncommon Descent reveals the hard work and blind leaps of imagination, empathy, and faith that lie at the true heart of science. A memorable debut. -Margot Singer, author of Underground Fugue
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