{"product_id":"luminous-bodies-a-novel-of-marie-curie-devon-jersild-paperback","title":"Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie -- Devon Jersild, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Devon Jersild's beautiful novel is alchemic, bringing Marie Curie--the scientist, the lover, the mother, the immigrant, the Nobel Laureate--to life. This tense, moving, riveting story burns hot: it's historical fiction at its very best.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Chris Bohjalian, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHour of the Witch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Devon Jersild's writing vibrates with a unique energy. Her \u003ci\u003eLuminous Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how life's difficulties and contradictions can also light us with passionate possibilities.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Ann Beattie, author of \u003ci\u003eOnlookers \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevon Jersild's \u003ci\u003eLuminous Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e--the fruit of years of deep research--portrays the tumultuous life of Marie Curie. In the vein of the biographical novels \u003ci\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/i\u003e (Dawn Tripp) and \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e (Lauren Groff), the narrative follows Marie from girlhood in Poland to the battlefields of World War I, focusing on her marriage, widowhood, and love affair with fellow scientist Paul Langevin--after which she was ostracized from society and the scientific community. It captures the exhilaration of discovery and uncovers the lifesaving role of Hertha Ayrton, the scientist and suffragist who drew Curie back from the brink of suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the popular imagination, Curie was all brilliance and unshakeable drive. \u003ci\u003eLuminous Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the vulnerable woman behind the legend, haunted by self-doubt, depression, and breakdowns. How did she endure all this and society's attacks, and still achieve so much? What sustained her rich emotional, sexual, and intellectual life--and what were the costs? Jersild explores these questions in this novel, as tender as it is compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Devon Jersild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589882102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevon Jersild\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and practicing clinical psychologist in Weybridge, Vermont. She won an O. Henry Award for a story that appeared in the\u003ci\u003e Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for many other publications, including \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, New York Times, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also been Associate Editor at \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e and Associate Director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Her book of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eHappy Hours: Alcohol in a Woman's Life\u003c\/i\u003e, was widely acclaimed. \u003ci\u003eLuminous Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Devon Jersild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47922574655716,"sku":"9781589882102","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781589882102.jpg?v=1778610144","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/luminous-bodies-a-novel-of-marie-curie-devon-jersild-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}