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Author Seager, Sara, author.

Title The smallest lights in the universe : a memoir / Sara Seager.

Publication Info. [New York, New York] : Random House Large Print, [2020]

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 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  LARGE PRINT BIOGRAPHY SEAGER    Check Shelf
Edition First large print edition.
Large print edition.
Description 383 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Physical Medium large print rda
Note "Published in association with Crown, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC"--Copyright page.
Summary "In this luminous memoir, an MIT astrophysicist must reinvent herself in the wake of tragedy and discovers the power of connection on this planet, even as she searches our galaxy for another Earth. Sara Seager has always been in love with the stars: so many lights in the sky, so much possibility. Now a pioneering planetary scientist, she searches for exoplanets--especially that distant, elusive world that sustains life. But with the unexpected death of Seager's husband, the purpose of her own life becomes hard for her to see. Suddenly, at forty, she is a widow and the single mother of two young boys. For the first time, she feels alone in the universe. As she struggles to navigate her life after loss, Seager takes solace in the alien beauty of exoplanets and the technical challenges of exploration. At the same time, she discovers earthbound connections that feel every bit as wondrous, when strangers and loved ones alike reach out to her across the space of her grief. Among them are the Widows of Concord, a group of women offering advice on everything from home maintenance to dating, and her beloved sons, Max and Alex. Most unexpected of all, there is another kind of one-in-a-billion match, not in the stars but here at home"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Seager, Sara.
Planetary scientists -- Biography.
Astrophysicists -- Biography.
Widows -- Massachusetts -- Concord -- Biography.
Extrasolar planets.
Large type books.
Seager, Sara. (OCoLC)fst01586675
Astrophysicists. (OCoLC)fst00819795
Extrasolar planets. (OCoLC)fst00919041
Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
Planetary scientists. (OCoLC)fst01736365
Widows. (OCoLC)fst01174951
Massachusetts -- Concord. (OCoLC)fst01204990
Genre/Form Large type books.
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Autobiographies.
ISBN 9780593172032 (large print ; paperback)
0593172035 (large print ; paperback)
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