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W W Norton And Company
Andrea Barrett
The Air We Breathe: A Novel
N/A
2008
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Publisher > W W Norton And Company
Author > Andrea Barrett
Title > The Air We Breathe: A Novel
Issue > N/A
Year > 2008
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ISBN > 9780393067286
Pages > 300
Genre > Fiction Literature Historical-Fiction
Language > English
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Type > RETAIL
Media > BOOK
Format > .epub
Section > eBook
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Published > 2008-10
Release > 2026-08-29
Disks > 01 x 1 MB
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Turbulent and dramatic full of longing and death and lust the yearning to
cover ones own life and way in the world David Mehegan Boston Globe An
elegant and astute tale of desire and betrayal science and medicine from
the genius enchantress Karen Russell author of Ship Fever winner of the
National Book Award
In the fall of 1916 America prepares for warbut in the town of Tamarack
Lake the focus is on the sick Wealthy tubercular patients live in private
cure cottages charity patients mainly immigrants fill the large public
sanatorium From within their isolated community they grapple with some of
the most thrilling scientific discoveries of their timeXray technology
chemical and biological weapons changing theories of atomic structureand
their limitations Prisoners of routine they take solace in gossip rumor and
sometimes secret attachments When the wellmeaning efforts of one
enterprising patient lead instead to a tragic accident and a terrible
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https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-air-we-breathe-andrea-
barrett/7a071458efa7a774
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