The Blind Astronomer's Daughter
A transporting new historical novel from the acclaimed author of Woodsburner.In late-eighteenth-century Ireland, accidental stargazer Caroline Ainsworth learns that her life is not what it seems when her father, Arthur, throws himself from his rooftop observatory. He has chosen death over a...
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A transporting new historical novel from the acclaimed author of Woodsburner.In late-eighteenth-century Ireland, accidental stargazer Caroline Ainsworth learns that her life is not what it seems when her father, Arthur, throws himself from his rooftop observatory. He has chosen death over a darkened life, gone blind from staring at the sun in his obsessive hunt for an unkn
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781632861870 (1632861879)
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Reading this was a bit of a departure from the books that have been drawing my interest lately. However, it was set in Ireland and sounded like an intriguing sort of historical novel. The Blind Astronomer's Daughter (due to publish October 11, 2016) is a meticulously detailed story of men's search o...