The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir
by Sara Seager
A Tale of Resiliency (7/17/2020)
Sara Seager's memoir was a fascinating look at the parallels of her life and career. She did a really nice job of weaving the happenings of her day to day life and passionate career. Sara became interested in the stars and planets when she was 10, feeding that passion into a career as an astrophysicist and professor at MIT. Yet there were many obstacles that she overcame along the way. Such as a step father with severe mood swings, a diagnosis of autism as well as her husbands cancer and eventual death when she was just 40 with 2 young boys.
I really appreciated how she could link life and career so effortlessly. At times the book was more technical than I'd have liked, but I never felt it took away from her story.
Ellie and the Harpmaker
by Hazel Prior
A charming jaunt (4/4/2019)
'There's a sharp tug in my guts. The plum picking day is sacred in my memory, something I want to wrap in tissue paper and fold away tenderly and take out often to gaze at before I fold it away tenderly again.' This is the vivid descriptiveness that Hazel Prior uses throughout the book making the reading experience visually imaginative. I rarely give a 5 star review, however I fell in love with these quirky characters and the quiet quaintness this read provides. The pages kept quickly turning up to the bitter end!
I'd like to thank BookBrowse for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
