Scattered - by Katherine Benfante (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

We too often realize what we want only after it's gone.

In 1906, Elie Rutherford dreams of joining the physics lab her father, the renowned Ernest Rutherford, leads 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 refuses to accept a marriage proposal that could shackle her dreams forever.

A hundred years later, in 2006, William Hertz, a brilliant graduate physics student at McGill, lives an introverted life immersed in the world of astrophysics with his fellow misfit physicists. Wounded 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. Torn between her past and a 21st-century future with William, Elie faces a heart-wrenching choice. Will she find her way back to 1906 or embrace a new destiny?