The Darwin Conspiracy

Darnton, John

ISBN 10: 1501270893 ISBN 13: 9781501270895

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2015

Synopsis

In this riveting new novel, bestselling author John Darnton transports us to Victorian England and around the world to reveal the secrets of a legendary nineteenth-century figure. Darnton elegantly blends the power of fact and the insights of fiction to explore the many mysteries attached to the life and work of Charles Darwin.

What led Darwin to the theory of evolution? Why did he wait twenty-two years to writeOn the Origin of Species? Why was he incapacitated by mysterious illnesses and frightened of travel? Who was his secret rival?

These are some of the questions driving Darnton’s richly dramatic narrative, which unfolds through three vivid points of view: Darwin’s own as he sails around the world aboard the Beagle; his daughter Lizzie’s as she strives to understand the guilt and fear that struck her father at the height of his fame; and that of present-day anthropologist Hugh Kellem and Darwin scholar Beth Dulcimer, whose obsession with Darwin (and with each other) drives them beyond the accepted boundaries of scholarly research.

What Hugh and Beth discover—Lizzie’s diaries and letters lead them to a hidden chapter of Darwin’s autobiography—is a maze of bitter rivalries, petty deceptions, and jealously guarded secrets, at the heart of which lies the birth of the theory of evolution.

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Review

" An entertaining, fast-paced read." - "Los Angeles Times"
" Darnton has playfully created and solved several mysteries revolving around events during Charles Darwin' s early voyage on the "Beagle,"" - "The Boston Globe"
" Darnton has a good feel for both the Victorian era and the modern scientific milieu." - "The New Yorker"
" An elaborate scientific thriller, rich with detail and the pacing of a good murder mystery." - "Winston-Salem Journal"
" A fast-paced, intriguing and exciting story."
- "The Decatur Daily"

"An entertaining, fast-paced read." -"Los Angeles Times"

"Darnton has playfully created and solved several mysteries revolving around events during Charles Darwin's early voyage on the "Beagle"." -"The Boston Globe"

"Darnton has a good feel for both the Victorian era and the modern scientific milieu." -"The New Yorker"

"An elaborate scientific thriller, rich with detail and the pacing of a good murder mystery." -"Winston-Salem Journal"

"A fast-paced, intriguing and exciting story."
-"The Decatur Daily"

About the Author

John Darnton has worked for thirty-nine years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for "The New York Times." He was awarded two George Polk Awards for his coverage of Africa and Eastern Europe, and the Pulitzer Prize for his stories smuggled out of Poland during the period of martial law. He lives in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1501270893
• ISBN 13: 9781501270895
• Binding: Audio CD