The Radiant

by Shirley Lauro

Overview

Set one hundred years ago in Paris, The Radiant centers on the true, tempestuous, and love-torn life of Madame Marie Curie. Widowed at thirty-nine, with two young children to raise and support, she becomes involved in a scandalous affair with her young married assistant, an affair which rocks Paris and nearly costs her her career - and her life. But, she survives this and the great bias against women scientists throughout Europe then and goes on to discover and isolate radium, earn two No

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780573702914
Publisher:	Samuel French, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/20/2014
Pages:	76
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.16(d)