Marie Benedict

There was more than one genius in this marriage. A literary historical in the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. Poe, a novel of Albert Einstein's wife, the devoted mother of the three children they had together, and a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight.

A Novel

The Other Einstein

Francesca Starecheski

Though inspired, I am all the more saddened by yet another brilliance lost to history for her womanhood. Mileva begins her tale as “lost”, and I fear she has yet barely been found.

Sarah Henry

Kay Jamieson

While I sincerely hope a lot of this is just fiction and speculation, I could easily see it taking place. A lesson that love could wreck you, and your ambitions.

Nadine 

The kind of book that - if even 50% of it is true is enough to make ones blood boil at the injustice of it all. Of course we do not know but given the nature of man and the ability of men to easily take credit it is entirely credible. 
But one has to wonder - and historical fiction has that cheeky way of putting words in people's mouths ...

One of PopSugar's "25 Books You're Going to Curl Up with this Fall." "The Other Einstein takes you into Mileva's heart, mind, and study as she tries to forge a place for herself in a scientific world dominated by men."-Bustle In the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. Poe, The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. It is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight. Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls. Most twenty-year-olds are wives by now, not studying physics at an elite Zurich university with only male students trying to outdo her clever calculations. But Mitza is smart enough to know that, for her, math is an easier path than marriage. And then fellow student Albert Einstein takes an interest in her, and the world turns sideways. Theirs becomes a partnership of the mind and of the heart, but there might not be room for more than one genius in a marriage.

Elizabeth Garza

Oh! This book made me so mad! Grrr. Like I am so affronted and insulted that I need to read an Einstein biography STAT to figure out what the actual hell this dude was like. Because once again a brilliant WOMAN was overshadowed by a man. And this is the most infuriating characteristic of this book, regardless that it is fictional. But, I will reserve my declared dislike of Einstein till after reading a biography of him. 
The writing of the book itself was fantastic. This would make a great book club read because I think it would generate a lot of discussion from various viewpoints.

Alexia

The author focused on the cliché of "the woman behind a great man" and I believe this book would have been far more interesting if it had followed Mileva's life separate from Einstein's. Thank you Netgalley and SOUCEBOOKS Landmark for the ARC! Full review on my blog.

La autora enfocó la historia en el cliché de "la mujer detrás del gran hombre" y me parece que este libro podría haber sido mucho más interesante si hubiera seguido la vida de Mileva independientemente de Einstein. Reseña completa en mi blog.

erin s

This was written well but man I’m sorry I just hated Albert so much that it ruined my enjoyment of the book. i’m going back in time to kick his ass

Judy Hudgins

Really interesting take on Einstein's little-known first wife. Gave me a lot to think about this famous man. Based on letters between the two and what little documented evidence there is.

Jacklyn O’Brien 

** spoiler alert **
           Wow wow wow! I love books that empower females, and I felt for Mitza's struggle the whole time. But let me tell you, Albert infuriated me. The author made him out to be the most narcissistic, controlling, asshole to ever walk the planet. Not sure how historically accurate it is, but it broke my heart for Mitza. So glad that she left him in the end, should have been years sooner.

Grace Ackerman

Luisa Mallory 

Sonia Grgas

Macy Johnson

Caitlin Faupel

Caitlin Hooker

One of PopSugar's "25 Books You're Going to Curl Up with this Fall." "The Other Einsteintakes you into Mileva's heart, mind, and study as she tries to forge a place for herself in a scientific world dominated by men."-Bustle In the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. Poe, The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. It is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight. Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls. Most twenty-year-olds are wives by now, not studying physics at an elite Zurich university with only male students trying to outdo her clever calculations. But Mitza is smart enough to know that, for her, math is an easier path than marriage. And then fellow student Albert Einstein takes an interest in her, and the world turns sideways. Theirs becomes a partnership of the mind and of the heart, but there might not be room for more than one genius in a marriage.

The Other Einstein A Novel

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