Cantor, Jillian

Half Life

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ISBN 13:: 9780062969873
author:: Cantor, Jillian
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Harper
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2021
Pages:: 416
Dimensions:: 23.1 x 15 x 4.1 centimeters (0.6
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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Half Life: A Novel by Jillian Cantor explores the life of Marie Curie through two parallel timelines. One timeline follows her real-life story, while the other delves into what would have happened if she had made different choices.

The novel examines the consequences of these alternative paths on Marie's life and the world around her. It probes issues of loyalty, identity, gender, class, motherhood, sisterhood, fame, anonymity, scholarship, and knowledge, raising questions about how one remarkable woman's life might have been changed in ways both great and small.

Through this unique historical novel, Cantor asks what would have happened if a great scientific mind was denied opportunity and access to education. This thought-provoking exploration of Marie Curie's life invites readers to consider the impact of choice on individual lives and the world at large.

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