Doing the sums

02 January 2020, The Tablet

Family and mathematical secrets slowly emerge in this intriguing and highly readable second novel by the Korean-American writer Catherine Chung.

Born with a brilliant mind for pure logic, Catherine Chung’s heroine, Katherine, is convinced that numbers underlie “the mystery of nature. That if you could unlock their secrets, you could catch a glimpse of the order within.”

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