The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics: Feminine Pursuits
von Olivia Waite
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?
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The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics: Feminine Pursuits
von Olivia Waite
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?
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Rezension von Natália Oliveira<blockquote><b><i> “Women’s ideas are treated as though they sprung from nowhere, to be claimed by the first man who comes along. Every generation had women stand up and ask to be counted—and every generation of brilliant, insightful, educated men has raised a hand and wiped those women’s names from the greater historical record.”</i></b></blockquote> LESBIAN HISTORICAL ROMANCE, YES! I was sold on this novel from the first couple of chapters. It helped that I connected with Lucy, her struggles, and also her bravery. She is willing to stand up for herself, and her work and is not easily dismissed by those arrogant men from the scientific society. I also love how both she and Catherine are able, both together and apart, to overcome their struggles and doubts, and to grow and find themselves. Catherine, especially, because of all the trauma she carries from her past marriage. The author is also able to explore some social issues of the time (that sadly are still present nowadays) and make them central aspects of the story. That leads to a DELIGHTFUL reveal, in the end, that is both satisfying and shocking. It also lets the author explore the side characters, who are as interesting as our MCs - I especially love Catherine's aunt, she's one of the funniest parts, but there's a scene in her home that is emotional and sweet and that really touched me. And let me tell you, the romance is really top-notch - the right dose of sweet and steamy and you can really see they care deeply for each other and they bring out the best in each other. Their scenes are just so good to read and their relationship is based on mutual respect and appreciation and I AM HERE FOR IT! I just found out this is a series, and am definitely going to check out the other novels because Olivia Waite's writing surely won me over.