A review by alexandriarosee_
Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind the Theory of Everything by Jane Hawking

3.0

I have a love/hate relationship with this book. I hate the tiny size of the type. I would have preferred a 1000 page book with larger text, but I managed to suck it up and get through this. I also hate that I hate how dry some parts were. I wanted to love the entire book, but it wasn't until the second half that I fell in love with it. I love that Jane stepped up and made her side of things known. I imagine that it took insane courage for her to be able to talk about all the hardships she faced while married to Stephen. I admire her strength, and the tremendous amount of selflessness she must have, to have endured all of that and never doubted her love for her family. I was humbled to learn that she did everything she possibly could to make sure that everyone she loved had everything they needed, even if she had to bend over backwards for it. It's unfortunate that things eventually unraveled, however, I feel that she's even stronger now that she can be the center of her own life.
It takes immense courage to stand in the background while the one you love achieves everything they want in life, and everything you do to help them achieve it is nothing more than something you're obligated to do as their spouse. I admire Jane for standing beside him for so long, and caring for him to the extent that she did, when it would have been easier to leave him in the care of someone else. I admire her courage for enduring as much as she did, while somehow maintaining her sanity, and a sense of order in her household, as well as her own life.