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Episode: HER HIDDEN GENIUS by Marie Benedict, read by Nicola Barber
Description: Nicola Barber’s expressive narration captures the inner life and scientific mindset of Rosalind Franklin, the great English biophysicist. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Alan Minskoff discuss how Barber is a wonderfully expressive reader of Marie Benedict’s historical novel. The plot follows the real-life Franklin on her epoch-making research into the structures of DNA, RNA, and viruses. Barber’s first-person narration provides an insider’s feeling of the challenges experienced by a female scientist in the world of 1950s genetic research.Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Audible, Inc.Find more audiobook...