{"product_id":"luminous-bodies-a-novel-of-marie-curie","title":"Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Captivating.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marie Curie's professional achievements aren't slighted in Jersild's first novel, \u003ci\u003eLuminous Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e, but what fascinates her are the Nobel-Prize-winning scientist's personal struggles in a patriarchal world . . . Choosing to narrate Curie's experiences in an inventive first-person voice adds immediacy to a story filled with dramatic triumphs and disappointments.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1589882105\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781589882102\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Jersild, Devon\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2026)","offer_id":46356827668677,"sku":"9781589882102","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781589882102.jpg?v=1781310818","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/luminous-bodies-a-novel-of-marie-curie","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}