The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics: Feminine Pursuits

By Olivia Waite

Book Overview

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?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062931792
• ISBN13: 9780062931795
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Stars and Sewing

I loved this book! From the beautiful descriptions of astronomy, to the discussions of what makes art art, to the realistic depictions of discrimination against women in the past, this book would be amazing even without the chemistry between the two women, of which there is plenty. I can’t wait to read another book by this author.

Lovely!

I loved this book so much. It’s my new favorite. Very tender, sweet, and full of science, art, big questions, and beauty.