Two Moons: A NovelPantheon Books, 2000 - 303 pagini Astronomy, politics, and romance join forces in this novel from the writer John Updike has called "one of the most interesting American novelists at work." It's the spring of 1877 in Washington, D.C., and at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Hugh Allison has conceived a secret ambition: to project an image through time and space. But his plan takes on urgent life only when the mathematically gifted Cynthia May enters his orbit as one of the observatory's human "computers." A Civil War widow whose beauty has been shadowed by worry and poverty, Cynthia reluctantly falls in love with the younger Hugh, who missed the war that has haunted her life. But the fate of their love affair -- and of Hugh's heavenly vision -- may be out of their hands, decided instead by an astrologer and by the actions of a dangerously magnetic politician who wields his power over a Senate convulsed by Reconstruction and a wildly disputed presidential election. Masterfully combining historical detail and startling invention, Thomas Mallon gives us a galvanizing story of earthly heartbreak and otherworldly triumph. |
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... young man with thick spectacles and a waistcoat shiny from wear . " Excuse me , " he asked her , with as much abruptness as apology , as if he had long since learned to be unembarrassed when accosting strangers . " The gentleman you ...
... young man with thick spectacles and a waistcoat shiny from wear . " Excuse me , " he asked her , with as much abruptness as apology , as if he had long since learned to be unembarrassed when accosting strangers . " The gentleman you ...
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... young people around . It does me good . " Harkness looked toward Hugh and Henry Paul , and nodded his agreement , with restrained enthusiasm ; he might have reminded the commodore that he was chronologically closer to the young people ...
... young people around . It does me good . " Harkness looked toward Hugh and Henry Paul , and nodded his agreement , with restrained enthusiasm ; he might have reminded the commodore that he was chronologically closer to the young people ...
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... young Mr. Allison knew all about the future and consid- ered every one of its coming manifestations perfectly acceptable . Hugh had let Dietrich keep the portrait for himself and had never seen it since leaving Cambridge . Some weeks ...
... young Mr. Allison knew all about the future and consid- ered every one of its coming manifestations perfectly acceptable . Hugh had let Dietrich keep the portrait for himself and had never seen it since leaving Cambridge . Some weeks ...
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Admiral Rodgers already arrived Asaph Hall asked Cynthia astrologer astronomers clerk comet Commodore Conkling's cried Custom House dearie desk dome door Evarts eyes face Fanny felt Foggy Bottom girl going gone hair hand Harrison Hayes hear Henry Paul hope hour Hugh Allison Hugh's Joan Park Kate Chase Sprague keep knew ladies laughed letter light looked Madam Costello Mary Costello Miss moon never night nodded numbers O'Toole O'Toole's Observatory once parlor past planet reader President Professor Harkness projector realized replied Roscoe Conkling senator Simon Newcomb smile soon stars steps Street sunspots suppose sure talk tell There's things thought tion Todd told tonight took Transit of Venus turned Utica Venus voice waiting walked War God Washington watched week whispered who'd woman wondered Wormley's York young