The Physicists' Daughter

By: Mary Anna Evans

Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell

Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

New Orleans, 1944.

Sabotage—that's the word on factory worker Justine Byrne's mind as she is repeatedly called to weld machine parts that keep failing with no clear cause. Could someone inside the secretive Carbon Division be deliberately undermining the factory's war efforts? Raised by her late parents to think logically, she also can't help wondering just what the oddly shaped carbon gadgets she assembles day after day have to do with the boats the factory builds....

When a crane inexplicably crashes to the factory floor, leaving a woman dead, Justine can no longer ignore her nagging fear that German spies are at work within the building, trying to put the factory and its workers out of commission. Unable to trust anyone—not the charming men vying for her attention, not her unpleasant boss, and not even the women who work beside her—Justine draws on the legacy of her unconventional upbringing to keep her division running and protect her coworkers, her country, and herself from a war that is suddenly very close to home.

©2022 Mary Anna Evans (P)2022 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Intriguing and well presented

My only less than 5 star assessment has to do with a couple of places in the story that required the reader to suspend disbelief. To avoid spoilers I will simply say that even though the writer established an exciting plot, well developed characters the twists and turns had some flaws. Regardless, I enjoyed the book and look forward to reading the next.

Kept me Guessing!

The author had me twisting to figure out who the antagonist was. I enjoyed the narrator very much.

Great story and narrator

Very well written by author. Narrator was perfect with different voices and speaking different languages! I want her to be the narrator on more of my books!

A fun insightful read!

I enjoy Ms Evans books so much! I’m hoping this will be a start of a series with Justine and company!

A good story without all the preaching and SWJ points.

As a woman born in 56, I understand what women were fighting for.

Today’s so-called feminists are not of the same caliber or class.

Usually, I hate the books and movies written today because they shove their ideologies down their audience’s throats. (I have something to say about that, but use your imagination)

This story did not do that. Yes, women were treated differently. Yes, there was discrimination of both race and sex, but it did not overtake a thoroughly good story with well-thought-out characters. I was actually surprised by the end. That rarely happens.

So, again, thank you for writing a good book, especially at a time when excellence is not as important as the “right think.”

As we all know today, “right think” is shoved into everything.

terrific historical fiction

Great listen!! I highly recommend it if you love science and history!! Give it a try!!

Loved It!

Great story and excellent narration will pull you in to the end. Great Listen

Interesting plot, mediocre writing

The plot was good, though I would have preferred something based on more historical characters. I certainly was interested to hear where the plot and espionage went, though I did feel that it was not really deep. The writing was not up to the level of the better WWII spy stories. It read more like a b-level young adult novel. The performance was good, though I don’t know how great the accents were - I am not familiar enough with the regional accents to be able to determine, but I got a feeling that they were not quite there.

not for me

I love the Faye Longchamp series so I thought I would give this series a try. I couldn't get into it. I'm sure it's well written because Mary Anna Evans is a great storyteller. However, this particular story did not appeal to me.

Confused,, Too Short. Not a book. ????????????

Very Confused. Nothing to discuss. I must have been confused. vert shirt recording? What Gives??