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Astronomy, politics, and romance join forces in this post-Civil War novel from the writer John Updike has called "one of the most interesting American novelists at work."
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2 editions- Other · English · 2001Harcourt · 303 pages · 9780156010825
- Other · English · 2000Pantheon Books · 303 pages · 9780375400254
FictionScientistsUnited States Naval ObservatoryWidowsPolitics and governmentMan-woman relationshipsResearchScientists, fiction