Scattered - by Katherine Benfante (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A century apart. A shared passion. A love that defies time.

In 1906, Elie Rutherford dreams of joining her father, the renowned physicist Ernest Rutherford, in his groundbreaking lab at McGill University. But in an era when women are relegated to female-only college classes and expected to marry instead of pursue science, Elie finds herself trapped by societal expectations. Determined to follow her passion, she bravely rejects a marriage proposal that could shackle her dreams forever.

A hundred years later, in 2006, William Hertz, a brilliant but introverted graduate physics student at McGill, finds comfort in his studies and the camaraderie of his fellow misfit physicists. Scarred by past experiences, he keeps love at arm's length-until a mysterious woman, lost in time, crashes into his life.

When Elie realizes a lab mishap has catapulted her into the future, she must hide her identity to survive. But as her path crosses with William's, their shared love for physics kindles an undeniable connection. Together, they set out to recreate the experiment that could send Elie back to her time.

As Elie teeters between her past and an uncertain future, she faces an impossible choice: return to 1906 and the life she knew or risk everything to embrace a new destiny with William.

A captivating tale of ambition, rebellion, and timeless love, this story will leave readers questioning the boundaries of destiny and the courage it takes to reshape it.