Janet Silver Ghent

A gripping WWII novel Told from the point of view of a young, deaf, female German scientist drafted into bomb research, this gripping book offers an enlightening perspective of an outsider amid a project headed by Heisenberg — amid a reign of terror.

I, too, purchased the book because of the hype, but getting through the first half was a slug. I liked the second half, but not enough to recommend it.

A book that gives hope to older women. Another one is “Love Atop a Keyboard: A Memoir of Late-Life Love.”