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03645cam a22005658i 4500 001 1B3A8F240C5A11EEB64345420E3FDB2A 003 SILO 005 20230616102603 008 220322s2022 ilu e b 000 1 eng 010 $a 2022006668 020 $a 1728257700 020 $a 9781728257709 035 $a (OCoLC)1289480996 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d GL4 $d CHY $d IJ5 $d OCL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR9369.4.H385 $b I58 2022 082 00 $a 823/.92 $2 23/eng/20220322 100 1 $a Haw, Penny, $e author. 245 14 $a The invincible Miss Cust : $b a novel / $c Penny Haw. 263 $a 2210 264 1 $a Naperville, Illinois : $b Sourcebooks Landmark, $c [2022] 300 $a 313 pages ; $c 21 cm 500 $a Includes reading group guide and a conversation with the author (pages 305-310). 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 311). 520 $a "Must-read historical fiction for fans of Marie Benedict and Tracey Enerson Wood, based on the real life of Britain's first woman veterinary surgeon. Aleen Cust has big dreams. And no one-not her family, society, or the law-will stop her. Born in Ireland in 1868 to an aristocratic English family, Aleen knows she is destined to work with animals, even if her family is appalled by the idea of a woman pursuing a veterinary career. Going against their wishes but with the encouragement of the guardian assigned to her upon her father's death, Aleen attends the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh, enrolling as A. I. Custance to spare her family the humiliation they fear. At last, she is on her way to becoming a veterinary surgeon! Little does she know her biggest obstacles lie ahead. The Invincible Miss Cust is based on the real life of Aleen Isabel Cust, who defied her family and society to become Britain and Ireland's first woman veterinary surgeon. Through Penny Haw's meticulous research, riveting storytelling, and elegant prose, Aleen's story of ambition, determination, family, friendship, and passion comes to life. It is a story that, even today, women will recognize, of battling patriarchy and an unequal society to realize one's dreams and pave the way for other women in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Cust, Aleen, $d 1868-1937 $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women veterinarians $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Veterinary services $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women $z Great Britain $x Social conditions $y 19th century $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Sexism $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y 19th century $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Women veterinarians. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01178659 650 7 $a Women $x Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01176947 650 7 $a Veterinary services. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01166090 650 7 $a Sexism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01114686 651 7 $a Great Britain. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204623 648 7 $a 1800-1899 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01726640 655 7 $a Animal fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01982492 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01726537 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Animal fiction. $2 lcgft 776 08 $i Online version: $a Haw, Penny. $t Invincible Miss Cust $d Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2022] $z 9781728257723 $w (DLC) 2022006669 941 $a 1 $n 1 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20230616103359.0 $n 12 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1B3A8F240C5A11EEB64345420E3FDB2A 994 $a C0 $b IOZInitiate Another SILO Locator Search