Member Review

The Woman and Her Stars

by Penny Haw

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Stephen G, Reviewer

I enjoyed the book. It was a well-paced story with great character development. While it was a comprehensive look at a specific part of Caroline Herschel’s life, it never got bogged down in minutiae. And it managed to communicate a good deal about Caroline’s brother, William, a more famous astronomer. Penny Haw managed to keep the book fascinating without resorting to melodrama: I found the book exciting and calming at the same time. I also found some of the writing particularly clever and worthy of re-reading. Overall this is a great novel and history of science. Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the advance reader copy.

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