“Atomic Love” is a sophisticated love story seasoned with espionage and spies set in the aftermath of the Manhattan Project and the dropping of the atomic bomb. Author Jennie Fields creates a contemporary female protagonist in brilliant physicist Rosalind Porter and places her in the noir backdrop of Chicago in 1950.In this interview, Jennie Fields talks about her inspiration for Rosalind Porter, strong female protagonists, and the writing life.

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