The Blind Astronomer's Daughter | 
pickWonderful writing is, perhaps, the best reason to read this book... I enjoyed Pipkin‘s story about astronomy, rivalry, love, obsession & revolution in late 1800s Ireland. If it sounds like a lot going on, it is & I‘ve seen some people complaining about the jumping around. I didn‘t have any trouble tracking the story, however, & even enjoyed, for the most part, the slower pacing of the book. A good selection for fans of historical fiction.
I‘ve mostly finished distracting myself with new books & library previews—I hope—and so now it‘s back to this one which I started reading at the beginning of the month. Definitely don‘t want it to linger into May!
"Wisdom tolerates blustered opinions, the better to dismiss them later with discovery. "
"Sometimes he feels certain that if men could but be made to hold still and think at length on the vast incomprehensibility of creation, wars would cease altogether."
My husband bought me this book two years ago. I've decided to finally read it.
The only problem with having an expansive TBR pile is that at some point some of the books invariably go from being ones you WANT to read to being ones you HAVE to read...because you are trying to shrink the pile even as you are adding to it & while the new books are so nice & shiny & well, NEW & have totally captured your attention...You. Must. Resist. Them. I got this ARC at BEA in 2016 & it was published 10/16—it‘s long overdue for a read.
I‘m always interested in the History of Science. #enlightment #science #astronomy
My husband recently found this book for me while we were browsing at a bookstore. It's one of my #Julymostanticipated. #jubilantjuly
The synopsis on this sounds amazing and exactly the type of thing I am interested in reading about. Really looking forward to reading this beauty! I found it fallen between my book shelves, so it was like finding a long lost treasure 😂😂
Beautiful, but slow. Also I didn't know that William Herschel discovered Uranus
#TBRtemptation post! That's right, strictly temptational in its purpose 😈. Here is a luscious book that Sirened me from its shelf. It's a thicker time, with a gorgeous cover, and a great praise. A story set in Ireland, seemingly heavy on the history and science of the 18th Century. Sounds right up my alley 😁. Definitely will be getting this one in the future. Anyone know about this one yet? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook
Starting this #netgalley read this afternoon! Just the one quote this time. I think this is the perfect teaser.
Coming out October 11 from Bloomsbury USA. Thanks for the review copy!
Escape from the city! Spending a long weekend in the woods with good friends and a stack of awesome books 🤗
It's #fridayreads and there's no one in the office, so I'm catching up on this lovely bit of historical fiction. It's got astronomy and 18th century romance and rebellions and everything you could want! ☄✨💫🌙
