Atomic Anna

De: Rachel Barenbaum

Narrado por: Traci Odom, Natalie Naudus, Emily Lawrence, Zachary Johnson

“Atomic Anna is a dazzling work of ingenuity and imagination.”―Téa Obreht,National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Inland

From the author of A Bend in the Stars, an epic adventure as three generations of women work together and travel through time to prevent the Chernobyl disaster and right the wrongs of their past.

Three brilliant women.
Two life-changing mistakes.
One chance to reset the future.

In 1986, renowned nuclear scientist, Anna Berkova, is sleeping in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl’s reactor melts down. It’s the exact moment she tears through time—and it’s an accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s landed in 1992 only to discover Molly, her estranged daughter, shot in the chest. Molly, with her dying breath, begs Anna to go back in time and stop the disaster, to save Molly’s daughter Raisa, and put their family’s future on a better path.

In ‘60s Philadelphia, Molly is coming of age as an adopted refusenik. Her family is full of secrets and a past they won’t share. She finds solace in comic books, drawing her own series, Atomic Anna, and she’s determined to make it as an artist. When she meets the volatile, charismatic Viktor, their romance sets her life on a very different course.

In the ‘80s, Raisa, is a lonely teen and math prodigy, until a quiet, handsome boy moves in across the street and an odd old woman shows up claiming to be her biological grandmother. As Raisa finds new issues of Atomic Anna in unexpected places, she notices each comic challenges her to solve equations leading to one impossible conclusion: time travel. And she finally understands what she has to do.

As these remarkable women work together to prevent the greatest nuclear disaster of the 20th century, they grapple with the power their discoveries hold. Just because you can change the past, does it mean you should?

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“Atomic Anna is a dazzling work of ingenuity and imagination.”
—Téa Obreht, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Inland

"A novel of love, suspense, and nuclear technology. Breathtaking."
—Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author of Our Country Friends

"Barenbaum burnishes her reputation as an up-and-coming talent with this audacious time travel story... The threads build toward a deeply satisfying denouement, and the author uses the sci-fi plot device to explore parent-child relationships and questions about the morality of changing the past. Barenbaum dares greatly, and succeeds."
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“In Barenbaum’s skillful hands, a complex concept and structure work beautifully. The book is an incredible achievement with a heartfelt human theme… As ambitious as a Greek tragedy and just as lyrical and unflinching.”
—Kirkus (Starred Review)

“Deftly plotted and thrillingly paced, Atomic Anna combines unforgettable characters, historical intrigue, and time travel in a remarkable tour de force that shines a new light on an old story. If you’re looking to be transported, this book is for you.”
—Anna Solomon, author of The Book of V.

“Epic, ambitious, and gripping, Atomic Anna is a wildly inventive novel that teems with life and grapples with the big questions of science, art, love, and humanity. Rachel Barenbaum is a propulsive writer who takes readers on a journey through time via the lives of three generations of extraordinary women who come together to try to change the course of history and undo the mistakes of their past. Atomic Anna is a trip through time well worth taking. I couldn't put it down.”
—Lara Prescott, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets We Kept

“The only thing I love more than nuclear physics, time travel, comic books and stories with a decided Russia accent, is Barenbaum’s latest splendid novel, a multi-generational tale with strong, passionate female leads. Brilliantly written, it truly makes you believe in the mysteries of both the universe, time, and the human heart.”
—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and With or Without You

“Rachel Barenbaum is a fiercely talented writer whose latest novel took my breath away. Steeped in the history of the nuclear age, Atomic Anna is a thrilling multigenerational epic that leaps through time and across continents to detail the troubled lives and rich inner worlds of an unforgettable cast of characters. An electrifying novel that holds you in its grip from start to finish, this is one you don’t want to miss.”
—Lauren Wilkinson, author of American Spy

Nuclear Age Science Fiction

This story combines nuclear science and time travel told within a story of about misunderstood genius and lost love.

I know it was a fantasy but...

I love time travel books but this seemed too absurd. Especially unbelievable was a 17 year old solving complex scientific problems. The time changes made it difficult to follow as an audible along with the Russian names. Narrator was very good.

Unique story with a little bit of everything

I enjoyed this book very much. It had an interesting story with strong character development and interesting twists,

I wanted to love this book

The concept of this book got me excited to read it. There were parts I enjoyed but overall it could have been much better.

Wonderful, tense, exciting, and heartfelt!

I loved the interaction of science and relationships between generations of women. Combining that with Soviet-era Russia and the experience of new immigrants to America made an interesting book truly fascinating.

Hang in there

I had a lot of trouble following the first couple hours of the book but I preserved and was rewarded. She has a lot to set up and bouncing around in time is never easy. This book is well worth your time, money and patience. Enjoy

An unexpectedly engaging story!

I wasn’t sure I was gonna like the story, it was a pic by my book club at work. By chapter 1, I was hooked.!

Bad science YA romance story

The characters are unidimensional and unoriginal. The scientific basis is weak as is the background research on Chernobyl. Great performances made this exasperating book tolerable.