Old math professor friends of ours recommended this book, and my husband, a mathematician, greatly enjoyed it and recommended it to me. Though I'm DEFINITELY not a mathematician, I found Budiansky's description of the math community in Vienna and the more general historical context of that region of Europe extremely interesting. I hadn't expected to learn about the seeds planted for the rise of anti-Semitism and the Nazis, but the historical context he describes makes it quite the next logical step (unfortunately) for the horrors that followed. Reading about Godel's own struggles with mental health I also found interesting and tragic. To have achieved so much and yet to struggle with self-worth. The problem of self-worth and how it can infect and affect the course of one's life. I can relate.
About Me
- Lisa Frieden
- My literary taste runs the gamut from Shakespeare, Poe, and Austen, to Elizabeth Lowell, Toni Morrison, and Jo Nesbo. Though I often read tales that plumb the inner demons of tortured souls, I prefer to write lighter books that my readers can have fun with.
Growing up, my sister and I lived next door to three French girls, who were like sisters to us. It was our friendship that gave me the idea of writing a book series about a group of five girls, plus the wonderful time I spent in Santa Barbara in my 20s.
Set in Santa Barbara, the Cota Club books tell the stories of each of the five friends and reflect the genres that fit each of the characters. That’s why Kristi’s story in Love and Money is a mystery, whereas Carla’s story in The Offering is romantic suspense. Tate’s story in Love and Hate is a thriller. I don’t know yet about Izzy’s, but Gwen’s will turn to the world of the supernatural.