Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie

“Marie Curie’s professional achievements aren’t slighted in Jersild’s first novel, Luminous Bodies, but what fascinates her are the Nobel-Prize-winning scientist’s personal struggles in a patriarchal world . . . Choosing to narrate Curie’s experiences in an inventive first-person voice adds immediacy to a story filled with dramatic triumphs and disappointments.”
—New York Times

"Devon Jersild’s beautiful novel is alchemic, bringing Marie Curie—the scien...