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Meridian Wallace is a driven young woman, determined to get her PhD. in Ornithology, her passion since childhood. Church’s debut novel follows Meri’s life through the years of WWII, when she marries her much older professor, Alden Whetstone, a genius who is soon recruited for the secret war effort at Los Alamos. Meri’s driving ambition is no match for the times she lives in, her obtuse husband or the sacrifices she is called to make. I especially enjoyed the research Church included on Crows. This is a fascinating period piece and highly recommended.
