So much so that, several days after reading the book (in nearly one sitting), I still feel sad and angry, as if I’m mourning. The Other Einstein certainly delivers this personal aspect to history. In any case, seeing history from a very personal point of view is appealing to me. Or maybe that’s the “fiction” aspect of historical fiction. Often it also includes social and personal context on historical events. I think this may because a feminine POV typically includes more than timelines and heroic deeds. I have always been a lover of historical fiction, typically that told from a female point of view. Theirs becomes a partnership of the mind and of the heart, but there might not be room for more than one genius in a marriage. And then fellow student Albert Einstein takes an interest in her, and the world turns sideways.
But Mitza is smart enough to know that, for her, math is an easier path than marriage. Most twenty-year-olds are wives by now, not studying physics at an elite Zurich university with only male students trying to outdo her clever calculations.
Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls.
This is the story of Einstein’s wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight. Poe, The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein’s enormous shadow. Publisher’s Description: In the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. Publish Date: October 18, 2016, Sourcebooks Landmark I received an ARC of this book book from the author/publisher. Many readers will be sad and angry after reading, and no one who has read this book will ever be able to imagine Albert Einstein the same way ever again. The Other Einstein is an incredibly well-written book that any woman, even of today, can relate to in some way.
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