THE ATOMIC WEIGHT OF LOVE: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 00342515B84900

English Summary/英文概要： In the spirit of The Aviator’s Wife and Loving Frank, Elizabeth Church’s stirring debut novel about ambition, identity, and sacrifice will ring true to every woman who has had to make the impossible choice between who she is and who circumstances demand her to be.

For Meridian Wallace, being a smart, ambitious young woman in the 1940s means being an outlier. Obsessed with birds since her childhood, Meridian is determined to get her Ph.D. and become an ornithologist. But she didn’t expect to fall in love with her brilliant physics professor. When he moves to Los Alamos, New Mexico to work on a mysterious wartime project, she reluctantly defers her own plans and joins him. What began as an exciting intellectual partnership devolves into a “traditional” marriage. And while the life of a housewife quickly proves stifling, it’s not until years later, when Meridian meets a young Vietnam veteran who opens her eyes to how the world is changing, that she realizes just how much she has given up.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 伊丽莎白•车驰的处女作品继承了《飞行员的妻子》与《深爱弗兰克》等数的精髓，简述了有关于野心、身份以及牺牲，对于每一名必须在真实的自己和环境逼迫下的自己中作出艰难选择的女性们来说，本书一定会与之产生强烈的共鸣。

对于美瑞蒂安•华莱士而言，作为一名生活在20世纪40年代的聪颖而具有野心的女性也意味着你是一名局外人。美瑞蒂安从小就痴迷于鸟类，并决心要获得博士学位，成为一名真正的鸟类学家。只不过她完全没有预料到自己会爱上她睿智的物理学教授。

当教授前往位于新墨西哥州的洛斯阿拉莫斯实验室，并致力于某项神秘的战时项目研发，美瑞蒂安在延期自己计划与和他一同前往之间犹豫不决。一段开始于激动人心的智力碰撞的关系逐渐退化成了一场传统的婚姻关系。很快家庭主妇的生活就变得索然无味和令人窒息起来，知道数年后，美瑞蒂安与一名年轻的越南退役老兵相遇，他为她打开了一个变化着的全新世界，美瑞蒂安才意识到自己曾经放弃了多少。（DC）

Awards/获奖情况：*Target Pick for March 2017*

*#1Indie Next Pick for May 2016*

*Amazon Debut Spotlight Pick*

“A tightly crafted novel.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Church’s absorbing debut novel shows the loneliness and pain that exists for the woman behind the famous man . . . We see it all through the prism of Meridian Wallace Whetstone, a woman ahead of her time.” —Bookreporter.com

“Inspiring, empowering, and heartbreaking in turn.” —The Roanoke Times

“Church’s debut will likely strike a chord, especially with women who find that not much has changed in our patriarchal society since Meri’s time, and that Meri’s story might well be their own.” —Booklist

“Church’s debut novel explores the relationship between sacrifice and love . . . Each sentence drives the plot further, exploring love’s limits and its spoils. But it’s Church’s exploration of Meridian’s role in her relationships that is the most gracefully executed feat of the novel. Meridian’s voice is poignant, a mixture of poetry and observation . . . An elegant glimpse into the evolution of love and womanhood.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Church hits the mark in this emotionally driven debut that spans the chapters of a long life . . . What does love require of us? How does one strike a balance between compromise and self‑fulfillment? In her debut novel, Church writes to these issues in a style that is thoughtful and elegant.” —Library Journal

“Oh, what an incandescent debut! Church follows one extraordinary woman, who is brave to enough to challenge the times, take defiant wing, and chart her own extraordinary flight path. So engrossing, I couldn’t wait to read another page, and so alive, I never wanted the story to end.” —Caroline Leavitt, author of Is This Tomorrow and Pictures of You

“This exquisite debut is the beautifully written story of a woman who must negotiate the tricky terrain of love, responsibility, ambition and sacrifice. In her impeccable portrayal of a long marriage, Elizabeth Church weaves together the historical and the personal and shows the impossible choices women faced--and still face--between family and self.” —Tara Conklin, author of The House Girl

About the Author/作者介绍： 伊丽莎白•J•车驰的父亲是曼哈顿计划中的一名化学研究员。她的母亲则是一名生物学家，曾与其父亲一起在洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室中工作。车驰的第一部小说正是有感于其父母的故事而创作。

Elizabeth J. Church’s father was a research chemist on the Manhattan Project. Her mother was a biologist who joined her husband in Los Alamos. Church’s first novel is inspired by their story.

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