The first story I finished this year is Half Life by Jillian Cantor. Of course I would have picked this as an audiobook. Let's get into this: This a fictional story about Marie Currie had she taken a different path instead of becoming a renowned scientist. However, the author decided to write it as parallel timelines. One of the timelines was her life story as it happened or at least most of it. There are some creative liberties, after all this is a story. The other timeline had her staying in Poland and living a life with love of her youth, and of course changing the course of history.
Absolutely interesting to take of a persons life and think of the possibilities of the changes that could have happen. The story made me think of the movie Sliding Doors starting Gwyneth Paltrow. I don't remember much about the movie except the parallel timelines. So, in the book you have that going on flip flopping from France to Poland.
I'm glad I decided to go with the audio version of the story, because I'm not sure I would have continued with the book. The narrator did an amazing job with the story. When I decided to start this book was late at night and I did fell asleep a couple of times trying to listen. I had to restart a couple of times, before I figure I need to listen while in the car. Once I was invested in the story I couldn't stop listening, because I had to know how the author was going to take this story. Some of the parts of the Poland line was a bit cliché. Even before it got to that part I had the feeling it was going to happen. Even with my bumpy started I absolutely enjoyed the story, and I was a captive audience. If you are a fan of historical stories and parallel time lines this might be your cup of tea.
Rating: 4.5 (Would have been 5 had I not fell asleep a couple of times)
