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No meetings, no pressure, just good reading! Author information, questions to ponder, and read-a-likes are included. This month's title is "Her Hidden Genius" by Marie Benedict.
Author information, questions to ponder, and read-alikes are included with each book. Fiction and nonfiction, large print and audiobooks. This month's title is "Her Hidden Genius" by Marie Benedict. Pick up a copy of the book and information sheet at the CAV desk.
Marie Benedict's powerful novel shines a light on a woman who died to discover our very DNA, a woman whose contributions were suppressed by the men around her but whose relentless drive advanced our understanding of humankind.
Marie Benedict has a remarkable talent for forcing open the cracks of history to draw extraordinary women into the sunlight. In "Her Hidden Genius," Benedict weaves together molecular biology and human psychology to bring vivid life to Rosalind Franklin, whose discovery of DNA's exquisite double-helix structure takes on the narrative intensity of a thriller. Fans of historical fiction will devour this complex portrait of a brilliant and trailblazing genius and the price she paid to advance the frontiers of science. -- Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of "Our Woman in Moscow."
Benedict breaks down the science for the reader while bringing to life a woman whose incredible discoveries were hidden by the men around her. -- SheReads
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