Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada’s mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science. Estranged from Ada’s father, who was infamously “mad, bad, and dangerous to know,” Ada’s mathematician mother is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth.
The story ends with nice emotional resolutions, but for those who are familiar with her whole biography it cuts off suddenly.
However, as the book progresses, it starts to skim over her vices and dwell on Ada as a good wife and mother who wants to do math but also do her motherly duties. The Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini is $1.99! Carrie read this nonfiction book and gave it a B:Īs far as I can tell, it’s quite faithful to the events of Ada’s life and the relationship between her and her mother.
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