'Mary Toft; Or, The Rabbit Queen' Asks Big Questions About Small Animals
Dexter Palmer's new novel is based on the strange true story of a woman who confounded the medical and scientific establishments of 18th century England by claiming she'd given birth to rabbits.
Dexter Palmer's last novel, , radically rewrote the literary possibility of the time-travel tale. But in his new book, , Palmer practices time travel of a different sort. The story transports the reader to 18th century England, where it brilliantly fictionalizes the real-life case of a disturbing medical wonder that dumbfounded laymen and doctors alike who witnessed it: In 1726, a farmer's wife named
