“A gripping yet nuanced account … a magnificent biography.” - The Independent
“A meticulous biography…[Rosalind Franklin] was the unacknowledged heroine of DNA, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology.” - The Economist
“A vivid three-dimensional portrait of a sciencetist and human being … a moving biography.” - Daily Telegraph (London)
“A joy to read.” - Sunday Telegraph
“Lively, absorbing … What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women.” - Washington Post Book World
“A story told with energy and eloquence. An engrossing read.” - American Scientist
“Thoughtful and engaging.” - Chicago Tribune
“Brenda Maddox has done a great service to science and history.” - San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
“A finely crafted biography.” - Booklist
“Maddox does justice to her subject as only the best biographers can.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review
“An excellent biography … Maddox’s account of Franklin’s last years and premature death is moving and poignant.” - Women's Review of Books
“Able, balanced and well researched.” - Science
“In this sympathetic biography, Maddox …illuminates her subject as a gifted scientist and a complex woman.” - Publishers Weekly
“A sensitive, sympathetic look at a women whose life was greater than the sum if its parts.” - New York Times Book Review
“Maddox does an excellent job of revisiting Franklin’s scientific contributions while revealing her complicated personality.” - Library Journal
“Lively, absorbing and even handed … What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women.” - Washington Post Book World