{"product_id":"luminous-bodies-a-novel-of-marie-curie-9781589882102","title":"Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Devon Jersild's beautiful novel is alchemic, bringing Marie Curie--the scientist, the lover, the mother, the immigrant, the Nobel Laureate--to life. This tense, moving, riveting story burns hot: it's historical fiction at its very best.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Chris Bohjalian, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHour of the Witch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jersild brilliantly fictionalizes Marie Curie's dramatic life by imagining with verve, lyricism, and empathy the scientist's tumultuous inner world . . . [This] ravishing biographical novel, set within the larger story of the fight for women's rights and capturing the demands and thrills of science, glows with evocative psychological and societal insights.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the popular imagination, Marie Curie was all brilliance and unshakeable drive. \u003ci\u003eLuminous Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender exploration of the vulnerable woman behind the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of \u003ci\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/i\u003e (Dawn Tripp) and \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e (Lauren Groff), the narrative follows Marie from girlhood in Poland to the battlefields of World War I, focusing on her marriage, widowhood, and love affair with physicist Paul Langevin--after which she was ostracized from society and the scientific community. Haunted by self-doubt, she turned to Hertha Ayrton, the scientist and suffragist who drew her back from the brink of suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did Curie endure all this, and still achieve so much? What sustained her rich emotional, sexual, and intellectual life--and what were the costs? Jersild explores these questions in this radiant novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevon Jersild\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and practicing clinical psychologist in Weybridge, Vermont. She won an O. Henry Award for a story that appeared in the\u003ci\u003e Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for many other publications, including \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, New York Times, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also been Associate Editor at \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e and Associate Director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Her book of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eHappy Hours: Alcohol in a Woman's Life\u003c\/i\u003e, was widely acclaimed. \u003ci\u003eLuminous Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033911423250,"sku":"9781589882102","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2311cd7-1e7c-415d-b20d-cbbf4ad20ad4.jpg?v=1770977697","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/luminous-bodies-a-novel-of-marie-curie-9781589882102","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}