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Mrs. Einstein
A novel of breathtaking audacity that imagines the fierce quest for revenge undertaken by Albert Einstein's real-life abandoned daughter. The facts are When Albert Einstein was a young man, his wife-to-be gave birth to a daughter, Lieserl, whom they soon gave up for adoption to a Hungarian woman. Beyond that, Lieserl Einstein is lost to history.
But not to literature. Anna McGrail has imagined an amazing yet plausible life for this indomitable woman, one that spans the scientific history of the modern world from the theory of relativity to the atomic bomb and that moves from the plains of rural Hungary to the death camps of Germany to the laboratory at Los Alamos where the entire world was put under threat of annihilation. It is Lieserl's sole burning desire to learn physics, to beat her father at his own game, to teach him that his actions―whether giving away a daughter or unlocking the secrets of the universe―have consequences that cannot be denied. In that she will succeed―but at what cost to herself and to the world?
An extraordinary tour de force of the literary imagination, written with utter confidence and panache. A novel certain to be widely reviewed, debated, and read. This breathtaking book will appeal to readers of works as diverse as Sophie's World and Jane Mendelssohn's I Was Amelia Earhart .
But not to literature. Anna McGrail has imagined an amazing yet plausible life for this indomitable woman, one that spans the scientific history of the modern world from the theory of relativity to the atomic bomb and that moves from the plains of rural Hungary to the death camps of Germany to the laboratory at Los Alamos where the entire world was put under threat of annihilation. It is Lieserl's sole burning desire to learn physics, to beat her father at his own game, to teach him that his actions―whether giving away a daughter or unlocking the secrets of the universe―have consequences that cannot be denied. In that she will succeed―but at what cost to herself and to the world?
An extraordinary tour de force of the literary imagination, written with utter confidence and panache. A novel certain to be widely reviewed, debated, and read. This breathtaking book will appeal to readers of works as diverse as Sophie's World and Jane Mendelssohn's I Was Amelia Earhart .
336 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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July 29, 2016
Amazing book!
And its not about Einstein, but about relations with parents.
"I was lonely all my life, Papa, because you turned your back on me."
And its not about Einstein, but about relations with parents.
"I was lonely all my life, Papa, because you turned your back on me."
September 4, 2020
چرا این کتاب رو خریدم؟چرا وقتی دیدم بیخوده باز به خوندنش ادامه دادم؟چی بود این آخه...
September 30, 2019
Not what I expected. Nothing else to say.
July 16, 2021
Didn’t buy it
October 4, 2022
Enjoyed the "understandable" physics of the time as well as the universal themes of vengeance, betrayal, what constitutes family, emotions.
May 25, 2023
It's been so long since I read this that I can't write a review. I did save the book and I did write 'good' on the last page.
October 2, 2013
Great fictional, but still historical account of what it was like for an aspiring woman physicist during the first half of this century. Wonderfully written! I highly recommend, especially for those with an interest in physics and science.
August 9, 2010
Einstein's daughter, living through the 20th century...changing identities over and over just to survive...how DO you remember who you are...loved it
November 29, 2010
A really enjoyable read
July 23, 2013
I wanted to like this but it ended up feeling too contrived for me to stay invested.
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January 20, 2015Not the best story, it went on too long. But not a bad read, and different
December 31, 2015
It was going along great guns until the Nazi troubles. Some equations are hard to solve.
March 7, 2019
Ein wunderbares Buch, wenn man interessiert ist an der Thematik!!!!
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