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A Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick!

'Dana Schwartz is one of the brightest of the next generation of young writers' NEIL GAIMAN

A gothic tale full of mystery and romance . . .

Edinburgh, 1817.

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.

Praise for Anatomy:

'Lionhearted heroine you'll root for from page one? Check. Dark academia vibes? Check. Cheeky romantic banter that will make you blush? Check, check and CHECK. Read this gripping, ridiculously clever tale only if you're fully prepared to be haunted by its revelations about life and death while also swooning at the idea of flirting with someone in an open grave' Emma Lord, New York Times bestselling author of You Have a Match and Tweet Cute

'A fast-paced, utterly engrossing tale of mystery, romance, and cadavers...I grinned, I gasped, I cried and ended this book breathless and craving more' Alwyn Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel of the Sands series

'Diabolically delightful. A love story, a murder mystery, and a horror novel bound up together in ghoulish stitches' Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Truly Devious trilogy

'Schwartz's magical novel is at once gripping and tender, and the intricate plot is engrossing as the reader tries to solve the mystery' Booklist (starred review)

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Piatkus
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25 January 2022
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0349433356
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Irreverent, intelligent and smart, Dana Schwartz is one of the brightest of the next generation of young writers -- Neil Gaiman, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author

Lionhearted heroine you'll root for from page one? Check. Dark academia vibes? Check. Cheeky romantic banter that will make you blush? Check, check and CHECK. Read this gripping, ridiculously clever tale only if you're fully prepared to be haunted by its revelations about life and death while also swooning at the idea of flirting with someone in an open grave -- Emma Lord, New York Times bestselling author

A fast-paced, utterly engrossing tale of mystery, romance, and cadavers...I grinned, I gasped, I cried and ended this book breathless and craving more -- Alwyn Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author

Diabolically delightful. A love story, a murder mystery, and a horror novel bound up together in ghoulish stitches -- Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author

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)

...an intimate look at how society decides who is worth healing and who is worth exploiting in the name of science ― Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books

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Irreverent, intelligent and smart, Dana Schwartz is one of the brightest of the next generation of young writers

Lionhearted heroine you'll root for from page one? Check. Dark academia vibes? Check. Cheeky romantic banter that will make you blush? Check, check and CHECK. Read this gripping, ridiculously clever tale only if you're fully prepared to be haunted by its revelations about life and death while also swooning at the idea of flirting with someone in an open grave

A fast-paced, utterly engrossing tale of mystery, romance, and cadavers...I grinned, I gasped, I cried and ended this book breathless and craving more

Diabolically delightful. A love story, a murder mystery, and a horror novel bound up together in ghoulish stitches

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)

...an intimate look at how society decides who is worth healing and who is worth exploiting in the name of science - Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books

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An unmissable, sweeping gothic tale full of mystery and romance about a wilful female surgeon, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and the buried secrets they must uncover together. Perfect for fans of addictive, gorgeously written historical fiction with adventurous heroines.

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Dana Schwartz is a television writer and the creator of the number-one charting history podcast Noble Blood. As a journalist and critic, Dana has written for Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Glamour, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair and more. She lives in Los Angeles with her fiance, and their cats Eddie and Beetlejuice. Her books include Choose Your Own Disaster, The White Man's Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon, and Anatomy: A Love Story.

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A gothic tale full of mystery and romance

Edinburgh, 1817.

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.

About the Author

Dana Schwartz is an arts and culture writer based in New York City with writing for The New Yorker, The Guardian, New York Observer, Marie Claire, Glamour, Mic, GQ, VICE, and more. She is currently a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly.

She created a parody Twitter account called @GuyInYourMFA based on the people she's encountered in fiction workshops, and another one called @DystopianYA about the tropes in all of the young adult fiction books she's read. Her own (non-dystopian) YA book, And We're Off, was published May 2017 by Penguin/Razorbil.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Piatkus; 1st edition (25 January 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0349433356
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0349433356
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.2 x 3 x 23.2 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 8,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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rebecca morley

A holiday read I can’t bear to part with!

Reviewed in Australia on 19 April 2022

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I bought this as a recommendation from Reece’s book club and I always love an interesting love story, but this book is sooooo much more.
I brought it on holiday with me with the intention of leaving for another holiday goer in the resort so I had room for souvenirs to take home - but I can’t bare to part with it. It’s a wonderful book that I can’t stop thinking about.

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Decima Johns

I think my book was.publishee without the last chapter.

Reviewed in Australia on 22 January 2022

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I really enjoyed the story, but I hated the ending, to me it felt like they had left out the last chapter. There was so much more to say. Should i expect a sequel?

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Mitch Mielke

Wonderful story to read in one go

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2022

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I bought this book as I am a big fan of the authors podcast Noble Blood and I have to say I was very happy with my purchase. I read it in one go on a slow day stuck in Home office and I could not put it down until the very end.

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MJ

Brilliant!!!... Until the end

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2022

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** spoiler alert ** People in reviews seem to be disappointed by the love story aspect of this book... but I would argue that it is brilliant. The love is between the female lead and her dream (surgery) with the more typical love interests taking a back seat for the majority of the plot. It has a complete gothic vibe, also feeding into the dark academia aesthetic which really adds to the atmosphere. The big pay off is largely well done, keeping suspense and constantly turning you different ways with the big twists being built up from the start. The biggest twist, however, feels more than a little out of place. It would have been best to leave it after the passage of Jacks court hearing.

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Lindy

Unusual

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2022

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A most unusual story but I enjoyed it. Unexpected ending. Stayed with me for a while after finishing. I won’t spoil it. Recommended.

Susan White

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 February 2022

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Although well written the end seemed hurried and rather disappointing. It cold have been so much better.

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Elisabeth Ter

Beautifully written, easy to read, captivating.

Reviewed in Germany on 15 March 2022

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I probably would have bought this book just to support Dana Schwartz after enjoying every single one of her podcast episodes. I am not one much for YA, but after reading the kindle sample, I was absolutely hooked. I immensely enjoyed the story, even if I would have preferred a different, less fantastical, ending.

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