Author: stephenpkiernan

From the critically acclaimed author of The Baker’s Secret and The Curiosity comes a novel of conscience, love and redemption Graduating from Harvard at the height of World War II, brilliant mathematician Charlie Fish is assigned to the Manhattan Project. Working with some of the age’s greatest scientific minds, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard, Charlie is assigned … Fermi and Leo Szilard, Charlie is assigned the task of designing and building the detonator of the atomic bomb. As he performs the work Charlie suffers a crisis of conscience, which his wife, Brenda—unaware of the true nature…

Perfect for fans of The Nightingale: In coastal Normandy, young baker Emmanuelle finds the courage to resist her village’s Nazi occupiers. “A tale beautifully, wisely, and masterfully told” (Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife).

As hospice nurse Deborah cares for a dying professor and World War II veteran, he opens up to her in surprising ways — and offers wisdom that could change her life. “This many-faceted, thought-provoking story prompts soul-searching about life” (Booklist).