The Ladys Guide to Celestial Mechani..., Olivia Waite
The Ladys Guide to Celestial Mechani..., Olivia Waite
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The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics
Feminine Pursuits

Author: Olivia Waite

Narrator: Morag Sims

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/14/2020

Synopsis

As Lucy Muchelney watches her ex-lover’s sham of a wedding, she wishes herself anywhere else. It isn’t until she finds a letter from the Countess of Moth, looking for someone to translate a groundbreaking French astronomy text, that she knows where to go. Showing up at the Countess’ London home, she hoped to find a challenge, not a woman who takes her breath away.Catherine St Day looks forward to a quiet widowhood once her late husband’s scientific legacy is fulfilled. She expected to hand off the translation and wash her hands of the project—instead, she is intrigued by the young woman who turns up at her door, begging to be allowed to do the work, and she agrees to let Lucy stay. But as Catherine finds herself longing for Lucy, everything she believes about herself and her life is tested.While Lucy spends her days interpreting the complicated French text, she spends her nights falling in love with the alluring Catherine. But sabotage and old wounds threaten to sever the threads that bind them. Can Lucy and Catherine find the strength to stay together or are they doomed to be star-crossed lovers?

About Olivia Waite

Olivia Waite writes historical romance, fantasy, and science fiction. She is currently the romance fiction columnist for the New York Times Book Review. To learn more and sign up for her newsletter, please visit www.oliviawaite.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elle on January 14, 2021

Sapphic historical fiction.... truly the best thing since sliced bread They were here all along: spotting comets, naming stars, pointing telescopes at the sky alongside their fathers and brothers and sons. And still the men they worked with scorned them. A Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechani......more

Goodreads review by chan ☆ on June 23, 2019

JANE AUSTEN WISHES!!!!!!!! this was such a lovely historical romance, truly the best i've ever read. AND IT'S SAPPHIC? i know. we're thriving in 2019. such a perfect blend of plot (astronomy, fighting the patriarchy!!) and romance. what really stood out to me was how each woman was so thoughtfully wri......more

Goodreads review by Joel on September 25, 2020

It took me two weeks to read this because of my book hangover after The Poppy War trilogy and also moving to University but OH MY GOSH THE WAIT WAS WORTH IT. This story is so brilliant, so wonderful. It truly speaks to feminism in the long eighteenth century and how women supported one another throug......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on September 03, 2020

(This was such a thoughtful gift from Bethany!) “We thought we were separate satellites, but we aren’t. We’re stars, and though we might burn separately, we’ll always be in one another’s orbit.” I really loved this a lot! I especially loved all the different kinds of reclaiming in this sto......more

Goodreads review by Silvia on June 25, 2019

I was sent this book as an advanced copy by the publisher via Edelweiss for reviewing purposes, but all opinions are my own. I don't often read historical fiction but I've been trying to make exceptions for queer histfic, especially when they're f/f. And there's a special set of emotions I go thr......more

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