Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I luckily only got one in the mail this week, and I think I’ll really enjoy it.
The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt
From the moment Louisa first catches sight of the strange man who occupies a forbidden room on the thirty-third floor, she is determined to befriend him.Unbeknownst to Louisa, he is Nikola Tesla—inventor of AC electricity and wireless communication—and he is living out his last days at the Hotel New Yorker.Winning his attention through a shared love of pigeons, she eventually uncovers the story of Tesla’s life as a Serbian immigrant and a visionary genius: as a boy he built engines powered by June bugs, as a man he dreamed of pulling electricity from the sky.The mystery deepens when Louisa reunites with an enigmatic former classmate and faces the loss of her father as he attempts to travel to the past to meet up with his beloved late wife. Before the week is out, Louisa must come to terms with her own understanding of love, death, and the power of invention.
The Invention of Everything Else immerses the reader in a magical mid-twentieth-century New York City thrumming with energy, wonder, and possibility.
What books found their way to your house this week?
This sounds like a unique book. Looking forward to your thoughts.
–Anna
That book sounds wonderful – hope you enjoy it!
This sounds like a different kind of book. I’ve been seeing it around a bit. I look forward to your thoughts on it when you get a chance to read it.
Tesla doesn’t get enough attention – a novel based on his final years sounds interesting.