{"product_id":"the-lightest-element-stella-feehily-9781839043758","title":"The Lightest Element","description":"Boston, 1956. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century, is about to be appointed Chair of Astronomy and the first woman to head a department at Harvard University. Only two things stand in her way: a covert investigation aimed at exposing her as a Communist sympathiser, and the entrenched conservatism of her male colleagues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a student journalist asks to profile her, it feels like an opportunity to control her own narrative - assuming, of course, that the invitation is actually what it seems... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStella Feehily's play \u003ci\u003eThe Lightest Element\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut drama exploring how a challenge to social norms can be almost as difficult as overturning scientific orthodoxy. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2024, directed by Alice Hamilton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stella Feehily\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 183904375X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839043758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.56h x 4.88w x 0.32d","brand":"Stella Feehily","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424495714559,"sku":"9781839043758","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e05e26c-6bef-46a6-82b0-cb3b61beab4a.jpg?v=1761530600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lightest-element-stella-feehily-9781839043758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}