The Fault of science

by Rebecca Helm-Ropelato

Himalayas Arlington, a geophysicist and volcanologist, has always considered herself the most rational of human beings. But if that is so, then why has she run away from the work she loves at a prestigious research institute to teach geology for dummies, as one friend says, at a small backwater college? Could it have something to do with her famous, nonconformist mother who had the brilliant idea of naming her children after earthquake faults? Or is it something deeper than Hima's peevishness over the oddball christening? A long buried grievance that is about to burst to the surface? Forcing the reluctant Hima to face up to these questions are a nosy reporter "just plain Joe" who insists on interviewing her about her mother, a loathsome family member with a greedy proposal, and a former colleague with a surprise invitation. As Hima responds to each of these situations, she is pulled into a journey of self-discovery she had no idea she needed to make.

52 pages, Paperback

First published January 26, 2015

About the author

Rebecca Helm-Ropelato is the author of the travel memoir, How to Live in Italy: Essays on the charms and complications of living in paradise. She is a former newspaper reporter. Her freelance articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Baltimore Sun. She is married and lives in Italy.

Reviews

[Eleonora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, it's a really good book. It definitely gave me something to think about, as a woman in this growing society. I don't give it five stars just because I would like to know a little more about Hima's relationship with love, but it's still pretty good. If you are a working woman, this is really something you might wanna read.