Immortality: A Love Story

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Tauche ein ins Edinburgh des Jahres 1817! Eine Stadt, infiziert mit Geheimnissen. Und eine junge Frau, die sie seziert. Lady Hazel Sinnett möchte unbedingt Chirurgin werden - was für sie als Frau jedoch unmöglich ist. Bis der Dozent Dr. Beecham sich auf einen Deal einlässt: Wenn sie die medizinische Prüfung ohne Unterricht besteht, darf sie bei ihm studieren. Zum Glück trifft die junge Frau auf Jack Currer - einen Auferstehungsmann, der Leichen ausgräbt und sie zu Lehrzwecken verkauft. Jack hilft Hazel nicht nur beim Lernen, sondern weckt auch ungeahnte Gefühle in ihr. Als sie an den Toten immer mehr Besonderheiten entdecken, finden sich die beiden plötzlich in einem Netz aus Geheimnissen und Intrigen wieder ... Der New York-Times-Bestseller rund um eine rasante, absolut fesselnde Regency Romance voller Geheimnisse, Glamour und weiblicher Stärke. Dana Schwartz verbindet in diesem historischen Roman geschickt Liebe, Feminismus und Medizin mit spannenden Thrillerelementen. Dabei wechselt sie zwischen düsteren Friedhöfen, Vorlesungssälen und schottischen Schlössern.

Edinburgh, 1818: a gothic tale full of mystery and romance . . . Hazel Sinnett is alone. The events of the past year - the immortality, Beecham's vial - feel near-imagined. And worse, she doesn't even know if Jack is still alive. All she can really do is run her free clinic in Hawthornden Castle, as it decays around her.When Hazel finds herself unexpectedly arrested, she seems doomed to jail. Until she's offered an out: a role as personal physician to Princess Charlotte, the king's sickly daughter. Suddenly, Hazel is swept up by the glamour and secrecy of a court where everyone has something to hide.Meanwhile, Jack Currer has been travelling across the Atlantic, seeking a cure to his immortality so that he can spend a normal life with Hazel. When he hears Beecham has died, he immediately rushes to London to discover how.As their search for the immortality cure entangles them deeper in the British court, Hazel and Jack realise their love is not the only thing at stake. Malicious forces are at work in the monarchy - forces determined to claim eternal life at any cost. . .

Ein Königshof voller Geheimnisse. Eine junge Ärztin, die ihnen auf die Schliche kommt. Lady Hazel Sinnett ist am Boden zerstört. Unsicher, ob Jack noch lebt, lenkt sie sich mit Arbeit ab und behandelt weiterhin Patienten. Da erhält sie den Auftrag, die Leibärztin der kranken Prinzessin Charlotte zu werden. Am Königshof findet Hazel sich in einer glanzvollen Welt wieder, in der nichts ist, wie es scheint. Jeder hat etwas zu verbergen, vor allem der mysteriöse Club der Todesgefährten. Und schon bald steht mehr als nur Hazels Zukunft als Chirurgin auf dem Spiel ... Kehre zurück in die mysteriöse Welt des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers Anatomy In der spannenden Fortsetzung der fesselnden Nr. 1- New York Times -Bestseller-Dilogie widmet sich Dana Schwartz wieder hochaktuellen Themen wie Feminismus und Medizin . Dieser historische Roman überzeugt mit Raffinesse , einer starken Protagonistin, Romantik , und düsteren Szenen - Gänsehaut-Momente garantiert! Die fesselnde Fortsetzung der Nr. 1- New York Times -Bestseller-Dilogie Klimaneutrales Produkt - Wir unterstützen ausgewählte Klimaprojekte!

*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.

Edinburgh, 1817: 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 trying to survive in a city where it's far too easy to die.When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist's Society, neither realise that it will change their lives for ever . . .[anatomical heart ornament to separate these sections?]Despite being thrown out of Dr Beecham's lectures, Hazel is determined not to compromise on her ambitions. But without official lessons, Hazel will need more than just her books - she'll need corpses to study. Lucky that she's just made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living.Unfortunately, Jack has his own problems: dangerous men are skulking around the cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets and the city slums are plagued with a mysterious illness. Nobody seems to care - until Hazel. With so much on the line, Hazel and Jack must work together to uncover the secrets buried beyond the unmarked graves - in the very heart of Edinburgh society . . . 'Diabolically delightful. A love story, a murder mystery, and a horror novel bound up together in ghoulish stitches' Maureen Johnson'A fast-paced, utterly engrossing tale of mystery, romance, and cadavers' Alwyn Hamilton (lib)

The paperback edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling gothic about a willful female surgeon, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and the buried secrets they must uncover together.*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. (lib)