Title: The Other EinsteinAuthor: Marie BenedictPublished by: Sourcebooks LandmarkPublication date: 18 October 2016 Genre: Historical FictionPages: 304ISBN:  9781492637257Mareli’s rating: 3 starsRecommend to: Lovers of historical fiction and strong female charactersDescription: A vivid and mesmerizing novel about the extraordinary woman who married and worked with one of the greatest scientists in history.What secrets may have lurked in the shadows of Albert Einstein’s fame? His first wife, Mileva “Mitza” Marić, was more than the devoted mother of their three children—she was also a brilliant physicist in her own right, and her contributions to the special theory of relativity have been hotly debated for more than a century.In 1896, the extraordinarily gifted Mileva is the only woman studying physics at an elite school in Zürich. There, she falls for charismatic fellow student Albert Einstein, who promises to treat her as an equal in both love and science. But as Albert’s fame grows, so too does Mileva’s worry that her light will be lost in her husband’s shadow forever. Goodreads First of all, a big thank you to Netgalley, Sourcebooks Landmark and the author, Marie Benedict for presenting me with an early copy of this marvelous novel. Quite similar to Marie Benedict, I started this novel with even less than “commonplace understanding” of […]

A Novel about the Little Dog who almost changed history Title: SiriusAuthor: Jonathan CrownPublished by: ScribnerPublication date: 04 October 2016 Genre: Literary FictionPages: 247ISBN:  9781501144998 Mareli’s rating: 5 starsRecommend to: Animal lovers (especially for dashing fox terriers), lovers of historical novels (WWII)Description: Berlin, 1938: Sirius, a dashing fox terrier, lives a charmed life with the German Jewish Liliencrons. But, with the rise of Nazism, the Liliencrons decide to leave Berlin for Hollywood.Sirius takes his destiny into his own hands with the kind of melancholic mirth exclusive to his breed. He becomes a celebrated film star and circus performer, friend to Rita Hayworth and Cary Grant. But, when a magic trick goes wrong, Sirius ends up back in war-torn Berlin. Never one to despair, he finds himself in the Führer’s headquarters as Adolf Hitler’s lap dog… and an informant for the resistance. Goodreads What an absolute delightful book. Levi is a fox terrier and the last survivor of the Third Reich (a bit different from the one you know), the much-loved family pet for the German Jewish Liliencrons and the ever faithful companion to a tree. When all those bearing a Jewish name were threatened in 1938, the family changed Levi’s name to Sirius. This sparks the beginning of a […]