- A Boston Globe Bestseller
- A New York Times Summer Reading Selection
- A Summer 2019 B&N Discover Great New Writers selection
- One of Barnes and Noble's Best Books of the Year... So far
- #1 New Release on Amazon in Jewish Historical Fiction
- A Globe and Mail Summer’s Best Read
- A Forbes Best Historical Novel for Summer 2019
Set in 1914 Russia, A Bend in the Stars is the story of a scientist racing Einstein to prove relativity. In the chaos of war, on the brink of solving the famous field equations, he goes missing—launching his sister on a desperate search across Russia to find him.
“A sweeping epic that transports the reader into another era.”
Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe
Rachel's debut novel is A Bend In The Stars. It has been named a New York Times Summer Reading Selection and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. It is also a Boston Globe Bestseller. Rachel's second novel, Atomic Anna, is forthcoming from Grand Central (2022). Rachel is a prolific writer and reviewer for the LA Review of Books and DeadDarlings. She is a graduate of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator.MORE ABOUT RACHEL
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