I do like a historical novel where I learn something new, and this book certainly gave me that.

However, in the end she did sacrifice some of her ideals to become a mother and wife but later continued with her studies. Mileva was a strong women who faced not only the prejudice of being an intelligent woman in a male dominated society but she also had to overcome discrimination due to her Serbian heritage and the fact she had a limp due to a hip defect. This is a well written, engaging novel, full of historical detail. The premis of this book is just how influential Mileva was in Einstein’s early work, especially on his 1905 paper on the Theory of Relativity, that later got nominated for a Nobel Prize. After marriage they work together on several projects and papers, but after having children their relationship begins to change and he shuts her out of his academic work. The friendship develops into a romantic relationship, where Albert sees Mileva as an equal partner in their educaton and lives together, very progressive in a time where women were seen as homemakers. She is the only female on the course, and after a difficult start is befriended by fellow student Albert Einstein. 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.Mileva Maric overcomes adversity and prejudice to study physics at Zurich Polytechnic in 1896.

And then fellow student Albert Einstein takes an interest in her, and the world turns sideways. But Mitza is smart enough to know that, for her, math is an easier path than marriage. 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. Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls. 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. Poe, The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. In the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. '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 One of PopSugar's '25 Books You're Going to Curl Up with this Fall.'

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