Beth says: 
 "An amazing novel about the life of inventor Nikola Tesla. A fun and fascinating read!" 
 Pete says: 
 "Before reading this book, and with only a budding interest in science, I confess I knew very little of the inventor, Nikola Tesla. I had read an article in the newspaper a while 
 back about an eccentric scientist creating his own lightning strikes in an early 20th century laboratory in Colorado Springs (of all places). I also knew of a song by the 
 Handsome Family called "Tesla's Hotel Room," about the last days of a lonely scientist. And so it was interesting to me to find a book that covers this very same subject -- plus 
 so much more. 
 The author introduces the character Louisa into the story, a chambermaid at the New Yorker Hotel where Tesla is living. She is perhaps too curious for her own good, but befriends Tesla after initially sticking her nose where it doesn't belong. But it is this curiosity about the wonders of the world that binds these two together, if only for a 
 brief moment in time. 
 There is also a side plot involving Walter, Louisa's father, and his best friend, Azor. You see, Azor has built a time machine and Walter plans to take a trip back several years 
 ago to see his deceased wife one last time. Does he make it back? Can one do these things? That's what you need Tesla to explain. This is a story about the wonders and possibilities of this life, and the horrors and complications as well.It's about love, friendship, and forgiveness, and just about everything else.