The Great Unknown

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Set against the backdrop of 1840s Britain and France, this novel explores profound questions of identity and humanity. A wet nurse, concealing her true name, seeks to uncover her father's identity, while a quarryman secretly smuggles a significant fossil to Paris. The narrative intertwines with a controversial best-seller whose author remains anonymous, alongside an overlooked book that introduces ideas pivotal to Darwin's "Origin of Species." These interconnected stories converge, revealing unexpected truths and insights in a captivating climax.