At 32 years old, Gunnar just earned tenure as a physicist at the University of Wisconsin. He takes this as a sign that it is time for him to find a wife. He has a three day break from work and decides that he must find a wife in that time however, he understands very little about love and relationships. He enlists the help of his two friends/ colleagues to find a scientific method of finding his soul mate.
This new method meets with hilarious results, while all the time the reader can’t help but root for Gunnar. In three days time he gets Lasik eye surgery on his eyes, braces, and a new hair style, all to appear more attractive to women. He goes to two speed dating events. The first one with disastrous consequences.
Gunnar finds love on the third night but Kara is from Denmark. Should he risk his tenure to follow ? He has never been outside of Wisconsin, let alone outside of North America. He could go there and work as a visiting professor at the Niels Bohr Institute.
I must admit I was a little nervous accepting a review copy of this book. I loved Christopher Meeks first novel, The Brightest Moon of the Century however, science scares me. I also don`t always enjoy romance. I usually like historical fiction or literary fiction that has an element of romance but not as the main plot.
I need not have worried! Christopher Meeks pulled it off beautifully. He was able to explain the science, so that even I could understand it and actually enjoy it. This is true literary fiction. It has romance but so much more! Meeks has a biting sense of humor and has created quirky yet totally believable characters. This book is a must read for literary fiction lovers.
4.5/5
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