I really like Paula McLain, so I was a little disappointed in this book. I twas more about the love romance of Marie Curie rather than her general life. I am not sure why I was disappointed, since the other books are also about the relationships of women between the men, but I think because Marie Curie wasn't the woman-behind-the-man, I thought this one would really play her up. But, the writing was good, and the narration was too.