Spoiler alert: She is actually doing quite terribly! I loved this debut novel by Gail Honeyman. Eleanor has a decidedly dreadful mother. She is abusive on many levels. Eleanor manages to survive childhood and becomes an office worker. She has little to no social interaction, she is hyper-focused on grammar and doing things properly, she is a closet alcoholic, and...

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This book is a work of historical fiction. Author Marie Benedict attempts to unravel the history behind Albert Einstein’s first wife (and mother to his children) Mileva “Mitza” Marić. Mitza is of Serbian decent and crazy smart. I like the untold stories of women who were fascinating in their own right, but were overshadowed by men (much like The Paris Wife.)...