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<p><b>A love story set in 1845 Nantucket, between a female astronomer and the unusual man who understands her dreams.<br> </b><br> It is 1845, and Hannah Gardner Price has lived all twenty-four years of her life according to the principles of the Nantucket Quaker community in which she was raised, where simplicity and restraint are valued above all, and a woman’s path is expected to lead to marriage and motherhood. But up on the rooftop each night, Hannah pursues a very different—and elusive—goal: discovering a comet and thereby winning a gold medal awarded by the King of Denmark, something unheard of for a woman.</p> <p>And then she meets Isaac Martin, a young, dark-skinned whaler from the Azores who, like herself, has ambitions beyond his expected station in life. Drawn to his intellectual curiosity and honest manner, Hannah agrees to take Isaac on as a student. But when their shared interest in the stars develops into something deeper, Hannah’s standing in the community begins to unravel, challenging her most fundamental beliefs about work and love, and ultimately changing the course of her life forever.</p> <p>Inspired by the work of Maria Mitchell, the first professional fema

Who reads The Movement of Stars?

Author

Brill, Amy

Publisher

Riverhead Books; Riverhead Hardcover

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594487446

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

3.54 / 5 (1,491 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14