Please join us in reading our Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini for suggested monthly read!
We will be reviewing Enchantress of Numbers as well as our book club discussion questions for February 28, 2018.
The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. But her mathematician mother, estranged from Ada’s infamous and destructively passionate father, is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada’s mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science. Any troubling spark of imagination—or worse yet, passion or poetry—is promptly extinguished. Or so her mother believes.
When Ada is introduced into London society as a highly eligible young heiress, she at last discovers the intellectual and social circles she has craved all her life. Little does she realize how her exciting new friendship with Charles Babbage—the brilliant, charming, and occasionally curmudgeonly inventor of an extraordinary machine, the Difference Engine—will define her destiny.
Praises for Enchantress of Numbers:
Booklist says, “[An] exquisite biographical novel…a quintessential example of the form…Wholeheartedly recommended for historical-fiction fans and STEM enthusiasts.”
USA Today says, “Chiaverini makes a convincing case that Ada Byron King is a woman worth celebrating.”
People Magazine says, “An enchanting story about one woman’s struggle for intellectual recognition and independence.”
I am looking forward to reading this historical fiction about Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace!
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You’ve introduced me to so many fabulous worlds, Dinh.
Thank you so much.
I am so happy that my mother introduced me to the world of books.
I can continue this journey with your reviews.
Many are great reads.
I really like the sound of this one. I need to pick up more historical fiction as the genre really speaks to me. Hope you enjoy this read!
Hello Alicia!
I love historical fiction and this book so far is good…
Thanks for stopping by!
“Curmudgeonly”? What a fun word to say! I love period pieces. This sounds like a fun read. Enjoy!
Funny how you picked up on that word too Lonna! I saw that word and thought of ‘The Man Called Ove.’
I love period books too and glad it’s not set in WWII! I think I am done with that time frame for now.
This should be an interesting read though.