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For those who don\u2019t follow me on Twitter (that is, the entire population of the universe, minus about 48 people), here are some bits and pieces about my latest book, Dr Huxley\u2019s Bequest<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n – The Great Raven<\/em><\/a> recently published a guest post from me, in which I explain why I turned to self-publishing for my fifth book.<\/p>\n – The Children\u2019s Book Council of Australia published a nice review at Reading Time<\/em><\/a>, saying, \u201cThis thoroughly researched chronology of medicinal inventions, discoveries and disasters is presented in an interesting and engaging manner. Dr Huxley\u2019s Bequest<\/em> is a fascinating look at the role science, pseudo-science, and convenient accidents have had on the well-being of humanity \u2026 perfect for readers aged 12 and up.\u201d<\/p>\n – Magpies Magazine<\/em> also reviewed it, saying, \u201cCooper approaches the history of medicine with the same eclectic verve, pace and off-beat imagination as she demonstrates in her historically-based novels \u2026 the reader is positively bombarded with fascinating information.\u201d<\/p>\n – Telani Croft at The Book Nut<\/em><\/a> enjoyed the book and her thoughtful review concluded \u201c\u2026 strong characters and a believable purpose combine with a deft writerly touch to produce an interesting and engaging narrative that educates and, as I mentioned, provides a positive perspective on research and the quest for knowledge, and this cannot be undervalued. I can see this being picked up by young readers for pleasure, but I would also commend it to teachers to consider as a class text, due to its quality and relevance to learning.\u201d<\/p>\n – Read Plus<\/em><\/a> said, \u201cThe mystery technique is a fantastic way to tell the story of medicine from ancient Egyptian times to current genetic testing.\u201d<\/p>\n – And Kate Constable wrote on her blog<\/a> that she \u201clearned something new on every page, but \u2026 it never feels too educational! It’s just like a very clever, funny person telling you loads of really interesting stories about medicine.\u201d Thank you, Kate! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For those who don\u2019t follow me on Twitter (that is, the entire population of the universe, minus about 48 people), here are some bits and pieces about my latest book, Dr Huxley\u2019s Bequest: – The Great Raven recently published a guest post from me, in which I explain why I turned to self-publishing for my … Continue reading \u2018Dr Huxley\u2019s Bequest\u2019 Miscellanea<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,256,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-dr-huxleys-bequest","category-this-writing-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5631"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5638,"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions\/5638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}