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Notes on Infinity A Novel

by Austin Taylor

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(6 ratings)
400 pages2025Celadon BooksISBN 9781250376107
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About this book

<p><b>A Zibby Owens "Summer Read" * A Jordy's Book Club "Most Anticipated Book of 2025" * An Oprah Daily "Best Summer Reads"</b><br><br><b>"It stole my breath and my heart. It’s a grand story of science and startups, and a simple story of first love and belonging." ―Chris Whitaker, author of <i>All the Colors of the Dark</i> and <i>We Begin at the End</i></b><br><br><b>A singular, extraordinary debut about Zoe and Jack, Harvard students who find themselves propelled into the intoxicating biotech startup world when they announce they’ve discovered the cure for aging. A different kind of love story where the thirst for achievement consumes and the stakes are forever.</b><br><br>Zoe, the daughter of an MIT professor who grew up in her brother’s shadow, can envision her future anew at Harvard. Jack, a boy in Zoe’s organic chemistry class with unruly hair and a gleam of competitiveness, matches her intellect and curiosity with every breath. When Jack refers Zoe for a position in a prestigious professor’s lab, the two become entwined as colleagues, staying up late to discuss scientific ideas. They find themselves on the cusp of a breakthrough: the promise of immortality through a novel antiaging drug.<br><br>Zoe and Jack set off on their new project in secret. Finding encouraging results, they bring their work to an investor, drop out of Harvard, and form a startup. But after the money, the magazine covers, and the national news stories detailing their success, Zoe and Jack receive a startling accusation that threatens to destroy both the company they built and their partnership.<br><br>A captivating novel about young love, the allure of immortality, and the recklessness that can come with early success, <i>Notes on Infinity</i> asks: How far would you go to achieve your dreams?</p>

Publication Details

Publisher
Celadon Books
Published
2025
Pages
400
ISBN
9781250376107
Language
en

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