A Mind of Her Own

De: Paula McLain

Narrado por: Hillary Huber

From Paula McLain, the best-selling author of The Paris Wife and Love and Ruin, comes a breathtakingly intimate story of the brilliant, willful Marie Curie—a young woman in Paris on the verge of her greatest discovery yet: herself.

Marie Sklodowska, 25, is studying science at the Sorbonne—one of the only universities in the world that has begun to admit women. A thousand miles from her native Poland, with no money and the odds stacked against any woman daring to pursue a career in such a rigorous field, Marie throws herself into her studies. She’s certain that to succeed in a man’s world, she will have to go it alone.

Her meticulous plans get thrown slightly off-course when Marie attracts the attention of an accomplished physicist, himself on the precipice of greatness. Pierre Curie, famous for his work on symmetry, believes he has found in Marie an equal who shares his devotion to scientific discovery. He offers to help with her work, and soon begins to court her. But to Marie, men have always been an obstacle, love a distraction from her goals. She hasn’t come this far to let either stand in the way of her dreams—dreams Pierre insists they can share.

In A Mind of Her Own, McLain taps into the luminous mind and complex heart of a singular woman caught between order and chaos, science and love in the period just before the world would learn her name.

©2019 Paula McLain (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

short but effective

really refreshing to turn Maries Life into a romance. so happy the author wrote un first person, it really makes the difference. I would have liked the rest of her story but I appreciate the effectiveness of the short length

Not What I Expected

This original focused more on the foundation of Marie's relationship with Pierre, which is not what I was expecting at all. It was sweet, and made a good afternoon listen. I personally didn't care for the performance, it got robotic at times.

Enjoyable short read.

I enjoyed hearing a little about Marie Curie's start in the science world. The first-person presentation was engaging.

muy bonito

me gustó porque fue como escuchar una novela pero con sentido, para personas que les gusta filosofar y simpatizan con un personaje que viaja con las mismas metas

Very interesting

I enjoyed everything about this book. I knew very little about her family and her early life.

GOOD

Loved it, But it was too short I'll remember this. To Dream on, and to think of. This needed to be longer. "Loved it"

Inredibly powerful woman

A story of a highly intelligent woman in the male dominant world of science. interesting read/listen.

very interesting and well done.

I thought it a good, concise look at the personal side of a brilliant pioneer in radioactive physics.

Just wish it was longer

Wonderful story of love and science. I will now look for longer books on the subject.

Sapiosexual Love Story

This short audible shows how passion in your work can lead to passion towards your counterpart. A quick insight to the life Madame Marie Curie : her struggle, her life and her beliefs . The narrator did an awesome job.