{"product_id":"a-bend-in-the-stars-paperback","title":"A Bend in the Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Barenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale \u003c\/i\u003ein this literary WWI-era novel and epic love story of a brilliant young doctor who races against Einstein to solve one of the universe's great mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Russia, in the summer of 1914, as war with Germany looms and the Czar's army tightens its grip on the local Jewish community, Miri Abramov and her brilliant physicist brother, Vanya, are facing an impossible decision. Since their parents drowned fleeing to America, Miri and Vanya have been raised by their babushka, a famous matchmaker who has taught them to protect themselves at all costs: to fight, to kill if necessary, and always to have an escape plan. But now, with fierce, headstrong Miri on the verge of becoming one of Russia's only female surgeons, and Vanya hoping to solve the final puzzles of Einstein's elusive theory of relativity, can they bear to leave the homeland that has given them so much?\u003cbr\u003eBefore they have time to make their choice, war is declared and Vanya goes missing, along with Miri's fianc . Miri braves the firing squad to go looking for them both. As the eclipse that will change history darkens skies across Russia, not only the safety of Miri's own family but the future of science itself hangs in the balance.\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in real history -- and inspired by the solar eclipse of 1914 -- \u003ci\u003eA Bend in the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e offers a heart-stopping account of modern science's greatest race amidst the chaos of World War I, and a love story as epic as the railways crossing Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Barenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eA Bend In The Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Selection and a Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection. It is also a Boston Globe bestseller. Rachel's second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Time Travel\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming from Grand Central (2021).\u003cbr\u003eRachel is a prolific writer and reviewer for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeadDarlings\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a graduate of GrubStreet's \"Novel Incubator.\" In a former life she was a hedge fund manager and a spin instructor. She has degrees from Harvard in Business, and Literature and Philosophy. She lives in Hanover, NH with her husband, three children, and dog named Zishe -- after the folk hero who inspires many tales around their dinner table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769585631520,"sku":"9781538746288","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4396fa6124d22f90f03816f7468dc6e.webp?v=1780351350","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-bend-in-the-stars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}