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* PRE-ORDER NOW: A stunning novel about our fiercest loyalties, deepest desires and the power of forgiveness *
'Science, love, espionage, and a heroine who carves a strong path in the world of men. There is nothing left to want' Ann Patchett
Chicago, 1950
Rosalind Porter has always defied expectations - in her work as a physicist on the Manhattan Project to design the atomic bomb, and in her passionate love affair with coworker Thomas Weaver.
Five years after the end of both, her guilt over the results of her work and her heartbreak over Weaver are intertwined. She has almost succeeded in resigning herself to a more conventional life.
Then Weaver gets back in touch - but so does the FBI. Agent Charlie Szydlo wants Rosalind to spy on Weaver, whom the FBI suspects of selling nuclear secrets to Russia.
As Rosalind's final assignment launches her on a dangerous mission to find the truth, she faces a heartbreaking choice . . .
Believe the man who taught her how to love? Or trust the man who her love might save?
Readers are entranced by Atomic Love:
'A complex literary thriller with a beating heart that finds new ways of asking old questions about love and desire' 5***** Reader Review
'A phenomenal read - fundamentally a love story but so much more as well' 5***** Reader Review
'The entire ride is pure pleasure all the way, managing to be both page-turning while pulling you in deep' 5***** Reader Review
About the author
Jennie Fields received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and is the author of the novels Lily Beach, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, The Middle Ages, and The Age of Desire. A Chicago native, Fields was inspired by her own mother's work as a University of Chicago-trained biochemist in the 1950s. Fields now lives with her husband in Nashville, Tennessee.
Summary
* PRE-ORDER NOW: A stunning novel about our fiercest loyalties, deepest desires and the power of forgiveness *
'Science, love, espionage, and a heroine who carves a strong path in the world of men. There is nothing left to want' Ann Patchett
Chicago, 1950
Rosalind Porter has always defied expectations - in her work as a physicist on the Manhattan Project to design the atomic bomb, and in her passionate love affair with coworker Thomas Weaver.
Five years after the end of both, her guilt over the results of her work and her heartbreak over Weaver are intertwined. She has almost succeeded in resigning herself to a more conventional life.
Then Weaver gets back in touch - but so does the FBI. Agent Charlie Szydlo wants Rosalind to spy on Weaver, whom the FBI suspects of selling nuclear secrets to Russia.
As Rosalind's final assignment launches her on a dangerous mission to find the truth, she faces a heartbreaking choice . . .
Believe the man who taught her how to love? Or trust the man who her love might save?
Readers are entranced by Atomic Love:
'A complex literary thriller with a beating heart that finds new ways of asking old questions about love and desire' 5***** Reader Review
'A phenomenal read - fundamentally a love story but so much more as well' 5***** Reader Review
'The entire ride is pure pleasure all the way, managing to be both page-turning while pulling you in deep' 5***** Reader Review
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Science, love, espionage, and a heroine who carves a strong path in the world of men. There is nothing left to want Ann Patchett
