
hi Kris, it is set in the 1800, in the UK, rural and London, I believe it is set around the time of the release of Dawins theory, hence the priest keeping the boys tail a secret.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

There is a boy abandoned by his mum and brought up by a priest, the boy had a tail, the priest cut it of and put it in a jar, some slavers brought over some ape like creatures to see if they could breed with humans to make servants, they where kept locked on a ship, hidden away, One of the apes fell in love with a lady, hence the orphan boy?

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I am looking for a book, 3 friends, all out casts for their own reasons, one releases a virus, saves the other 2. There are other beings that have been manufactured, to replace humans, the 2 friends are supposed to teach them, one of their mums is an activist?? Whats the title please