This book was cute with a capital C. While it took me a solid 50 pages to fully jive with the writing style (for some odd reason, Heilgman took on the tone of an illustrated children's biography, even though the book is marked young adult & sometimes she delved into full-on, techy "historian mode"), I fully enjoyed learning about Emma, Charles, and their home life. Heilgman fully accomplishes her task to prove that a harmonious union of the uber religious and the uber scientific/agnostic is doable, and I learned a bunch of silly parenting techniques to boot, like bribery and teaching children swear words as a party trick.

Overall, a joyous, informative read.