I, Ada
Paperback

I, Ada

ada lovelace: rebel. genius. visionary

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    3 September 2020

Summary

Nominated for the Carnegie MedalHighly Commended, Young Quills Historical Fiction AwardAda Byron is rich and clever, but she longs to be free. Free to explore all the amazing ideas that come to her imagination, like flying mechanical horses and stories inspired by her travels. Free to find love and passion beyond the watchful gaze of her mother and governesses. And free to learn the full truth about her father, the notorious Lord Byron. Then Ada meets a man whose invention might just change t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781839130076
ISBN-10:1839130075
Author:Julia Gray
Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd
Imprint:Andersen Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:3 September 2020
Weight:268g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 21mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Gray beautifully tells the part-fictionalised life of Ada … vividly pictures Ada’s gilded, isolated childhood” - Children’s Book of the Week - The Times

“Gray beautifully tells the part-fictionalised life of Ada … vividly pictures Ada’s gilded, isolated childhood” – Children’s Book of the Week * The Times *“A witty, poignant portrayal of the young life of the 19th century mathematician” * The Bookseller *“Marries meticulous research with absorbing readability, wit and lightness of touch” * Guardian *“So atmospheric, totally absorbing, I LOVED it. Just like I loved Ada. You will too” – Maggie Harcourt“An enjoyable read for its own sake this book would also be valuable in the classroom with its obvious curriculum links to STEAM subjects and to Ada Lovelace Day marked in October” * Just Imagine *

About The Author

Julia Gray

Julia Gray is a writer and singer-songwriter. She studied Classics at UCL and has a diploma in Children’s Literature and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, for which she received the Sophie Warne Fellowship. She has released three albums with the trip-hop/jazz collective Second Person, and more recently two solo albums, I Am Not The Night and Robber Bride.

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