The Atomic Weight of Love

by Elizabeth J. Church

Book Overview

In her sweeping debut novel, Elizabeth J. Church takes us from the World War II years in Chicago to the vast sun-parched canyons of New Mexico in the 1970s as we follow the journey of a driven, spirited young woman, Meridian Wallace, whose scientific ambitions are subverted by the expectations of her era. In 1941, at seventeen years old, Meridian begins her ornithology studies at the University of Chicago. She is soon drawn to Alden Whetstone, a brilliant,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161620690X
• ISBN13: 9781616206901
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"