What forms of betrayal does she experience? How does her reaction to those betrayals propel the story forward, for better or worse? Has Mileva engaged in betrayal herself? Betrayal is a recurrent motif in the book and an unfortunate reality in Mileva’s life.How does the study of math and physics become this quest for Albert and Mileva? Are they, either separately or together, successful in their crusade? Does unpuzzling life’s mysteries have disparate meanings for them? This novel can be seen as a quest for understanding, a search for the divine in the natural order of the world.How do the characters in the book-Mileva, Albert, their friends, their parents-experience religion, and does that change over the course of the story? How do Mileva’s and Albert’s different understandings of religiosity impact their relationship to each other?.Do you think gender would influence Mileva’s life in the same way if she lived today? Discuss the various ways that gender affects the characters in this novel.

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Hear about the best books we’ve read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can’t wait to dive into. We’re not just book nerds: we’re professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Marie discussed her writing process, how she transitioned to being a full time writer and then they get sidetracked for a bit discussing Broadway shows and Hamilton (not surprising)įind OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at Email us directly at provided royalty free from Podcast Overview Adam even manages to surprise Marie with some information about her main character that she didn’t know (which he was quite pleased with himself about…).

This historical fiction title is rooted in facts (and science!) and is the story of Albert Einstein’s first wife who was also heavily involved in the scientific community. On this episode, Adam chats with lawyer turned author Marie Benedict about her latest novel, The Other Einstein.

The other einstein by marie benedict