THE TENTH MUSE

Cassandra Campbell narrates so well that even math-phobes will stay with this story of Katherine, a prodigy who is on a heroic quest to find her place in the male-dominated field of mathematics. In the 1960s, Katherine is one of few female graduate students in mathematics at MIT. The men in her department either ignore what she says or sense her genius and take advantage of her. Campbell completely captivates as Katherine struggles with rampant misogyny. She makes us feel Katherine's determination to follow the road less traveled, drawing comfort from the women who came before her. Chung writes a tidy story filled with complex math puzzles, and Campbell's expert performance solves them. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2019]