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A review by candacesiegle_greedyreader
Lost and Wanted by Nell Freudenberger
5.0
I had the opportunity to download and read "Lost and Wanted" for a while before I actually did so. I'm not sure why I hesitated--the math/physics slant? The old college pals aspect?
Oh, silly me! This novel is masterful, immediately enfolding you in its world.. The physics piece is fascinating, and the friendship between physics star Helen and her elegant, equally brainy roommate Charlie is warm and believable, Helen is heartbroken to learn of Charlie's death from Lupus, and alarmed when she receives texts that seem to come from Charlie soon after learning of her death. You feel her irrational hope that maybe her friend really is alive, or able to reach out to her in some way. And, yes, physics has delved into that possibility.
'In the first few months after Charlie died, I began hearing from her much more frequently,' the novel begins. I was enchanted from start to finish.
Oh, silly me! This novel is masterful, immediately enfolding you in its world.. The physics piece is fascinating, and the friendship between physics star Helen and her elegant, equally brainy roommate Charlie is warm and believable, Helen is heartbroken to learn of Charlie's death from Lupus, and alarmed when she receives texts that seem to come from Charlie soon after learning of her death. You feel her irrational hope that maybe her friend really is alive, or able to reach out to her in some way. And, yes, physics has delved into that possibility.
'In the first few months after Charlie died, I began hearing from her much more frequently,' the novel begins. I was enchanted from start to finish.