The Resurrectionist
Publisher,HarperNorth UK
Publication Date,
Format, Hardcover
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No. of Pages, 336
Shelf: FICTION / ADULT FICTION / LITERARY FICTION
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In this gothic, twisty debut historical novel, a young medical student is lured into the underworld of body snatching in 19th-century Edinburgh
1828. James Willoughby arrives in Edinburgh with empty pockets and a dream of studying surgery. Desperate to scrape together fees for the city's leading anatomy school, he strikes a deal with Nye MacKinnon, a young dissectionist who shows James a way into this elite academic realm – via the cemetery.
James descends with Nye into the underground ranks of the Resurrectionists – men infamous for stealing fresh corpses and selling them to professors as anatomical specimens. Before he knows it, they are caught up in a life-or-death scheme as rival gangs of snatchers compete in a morbid race for power and prestige.
Dimensions: 14.1 x 2.4 x 22.2 cm
