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A Bend in the Stars
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
14 posts | 14 read | 52 to read
For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Women in the Castle comes a riveting literary novel that is at once an epic love story and a heart-pounding journey across WWI-era Russia, about an ambitious young doctor and her scientist brother in a race against Einstein to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. In Russia, in the summer of 1914, as war with Germany looms and the Czar's army tightens its grip on the local Jewish community, Miri Abramov and her brilliant physicist brother, Vanya, are facing an impossible decision. Since their parents drowned fleeing to America, Miri and Vanya have been raised by their babushka, a famous matchmaker who has taught them to protect themselves at all costs: to fight, to kill if necessary, and always to have an escape plan. But now, with fierce, headstrong Miri on the verge of becoming one of Russia's only female surgeons, and Vanya hoping to solve the final puzzles of Einstein's elusive theory of relativity, can they bear to leave the homeland that has given them so much? Before they have time to make their choice, war is declared and Vanya goes missing, along with Miri's fianc. Miri braves the firing squad to go looking for them both. As the eclipse that will change history darkens skies across Russia, not only the safety of Miri's own family but the future of science itself hangs in the balance. Grounded in real history -- and inspired by the solar eclipse of 1914 -- A Bend in the Stars offers a heartstopping account of modern science's greatest race amidst the chaos of World War I, and a love story as epic as the railways crossing Russia.
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Kristelh
Kristelh
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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#august #bookbingospin #bookspin #doublespin

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 5mo
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Quirkybookworm
Quirkybookworm
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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Just started this. What‘s your current read?

maich I liked it. It was so interesting. 10mo
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Kboltz
Kboltz
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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This debut takes one fact in history, an eclipse in 1914 Russia and tells a story of the peril of Russian Jews before WW2. She mixes Einsteins relativity with the story of Miri who has been educated to become a surgeon. Science with history with a love triangle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Lynnsoprano
Lynnsoprano
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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Pickpick

Wonderful story, so well written. History, science and unconventional romance combined beautifully in this novel. So glad I read this. Thanks @Avanders for sending me a book that otherwise might have languished on my TBR. Highly recommend. Picture is of a plant called yesterday, today and tomorrow, and I think that name fits with this book perfectly.

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Lynnsoprano
Lynnsoprano
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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I‘m just a couple chapters in, and I‘m hooked!

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TheBookHippie My copy stares at me from the shelf….. 3y
Lynnsoprano @TheBookHippie oh, I hear you. This one jumped the line, and I hear the others calling…😂 3y
TheBookHippie @Lynnsoprano ongoing problem 😅 3y
Avanders Ooh fun! ☺️☺️ 3y
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maich
maich
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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My #july #bookspin list
I didn't participate last month but I'm back and currently listening the tagged book.
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#bookspinbingo #tbr

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Glad to have you along!! 3y
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BookishTrish
BookishTrish
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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I LOVED this book. Miri is a surgeon at a time when few women were. Her brother Vanya is trying to complete Einstein‘s Theory of Relativity. WWI breaks out. There‘s action, romance, bravery, science, history, hope. And it‘s set in Russia (always a plus for me.) I wish for an afterward that takes us through the obviously extensive research the author did.

Bookzombie Beautiful photo! 4y
Chrissyreadit I agree with @Bookzombie your photo is gorgeous! 4y
BookishTrish @Bookzombie @Chrissyreadit Thanks folks! I got up to take a picture of the sunrise this morning because I though it fit the title ish. 4y
BarbaraBB That picture 😍😍 4y
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PickingBooks
PickingBooks
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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Pickpick

A Bend in the Stars is a riveting book. My only quibble with A Bend in the Stars is that it doesn‘t have an afterword in addition to Barenbaum‘s Q &A explaining the science or history in the book in more detail, and I had a lot of questions by the time I finished reading. Visit pickingbooks.com/blog/a-bend-in-the-stars for the answers to some of the biggest questions I had.

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Cinfhen
Cinfhen
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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#AyUpAugust #UnderneathTheStars We are all so connected ~ The other day this tagged book was featured as a local debut author at the Philly bookstore I visited with @MicheleinPhilly 🎉 I pointed out the book to Michele, because the author, Rachel Barenbaum spent this past year living in Israel in the same city, I live in. I had no idea Rachel Barenbaum is a Philly native. Unfortunately I wasn‘t able to hear her speak in either Philly or Israel.

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Crazeedi Serendipity! 5y
squirrelbrain Woah! All a bit spooky....! 5y
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TheLibrarian
TheLibrarian
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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Won a finished copy through Goodreads! #bookmail

ElishaLovesBooks This looks good! Stacked! 5y
TheSpineView 👏👏👏 5y
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BookishTrish
BookishTrish
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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Today‘s #bookhaul is set in #Russia in 1914 so I was powerless against its charms. Who else is reading this one?

Crazeedi Dang I HAVE to stay OFF litsy!!! This is like the 10th book today Ive written down to check into reading!!! Why why why are there so many books I'm interested in reading!!!😍😬😉 6y
Melissa_J I was looking at this book at Indigo today, but didn‘t pick it up. Will be curious for your final thoughts on it. 6y
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Rhondareads
Rhondareads
A Bend in the Stars | Rachel Barenbaum
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Perfrct books to keep me company during this rainy weekend.No sun in sunny California this weekend😂😢🌧

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