Denise Kiernan
“I love these kinds of books, and this is a great one....It’s a phenomenal story.” —Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
*Featured on NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” MSNBC’s Morning Joe, PBS NewsHour and in O, the Oprah Magazine.
“Kiernan...brings a unique and personal perspective to this key part of American History...a clear and compelling picture of this fascinating time.” —Boston Globe
"Denise Kiernan tells a fascinating story about ordinary women who did the extraordinary.... The girls of Atomic City helped to change history; it's high time their story was told." —USA Today
“Denise Kiernan recreates, with cinematic vividness and clarity, the surreal Orwell-meets-Margaret Atwood environment of Oak Ridge as experience by some of the women who were there: secretaries, technicians, a nurse, a statistician, a leak pipe inspector, a chemist, and a janitor.” —The Daily Beast
“The Girls of Atomic City is the best kind of nonfiction:
marvelously reported, fluidly written, and a remarkable story about a remarkable group of women who performed clandestine and vital work during World War II. Denise Kiernan recreates this forgotten chapter in American history in a work as meticulous and brilliant as it is compulsively readable.”
—Karen Abbott, NYT bestselling author of Sin in the Second City
“A fresh take on the secret city built in the mountains of Tennessee as part of the Manhattan Project during World War II... An inspiring account of how people can respond with their best when called upon.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Kiernan snugly fits original research into the creation story of Oak Ridge and should engage readers interested in both women’s history and the background of the atomic bomb.”
—Booklist
“This intimate and revealing glimpse into one of the most important scientific developments in history will appeal to a broad audience.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
"It's a great read." —Bookviews
Available anywhere books are sold. From Touchstone/Simon & Schuster.
Now a New York Times Bestseller!!