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Notes on Infinity
By (Author) Austin Taylor
Penguin Books Ltd
Michael Joseph Ltd
10th June 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Paperback
400
Width 155mm, Height 235mm, Spine 32mm
489g
Normal People meets The Dropout with a dash of Tomorrow x3 in this epic love story of two young Harvard students with a shared dream who are drawn into the vortex of American start-up culture. When Zoe and Jack meet in a chemistry classroom in Harvard, they couldn't be more different- she's the daughter of a renowned MIT professor, he's escaping an upbringing steeped in poverty - but they are immediately drawn to one another. Neither knows it yet, but in two years' time, they will have dropped out of college and become business partners in a billion-dollar company that promises longer life. But as they become wrapped up in a maelstrom of insatiable ambition, greed and ultimately deceit, their love for each other will be tested to its very limit...
This unputdownable campus novel offers an inside look at the intense, high-stakes world of academia, where ambition, brilliance, and pressure collide. Austin Taylor gives a sharp, thoughtful exploration of the pursuit of dreams, of greatness, and the cost of success in an environment that demands nothing less than perfection. * Weike Wang, author of Chemistry and Joan is Okay *
Notes on Infinity is mesmeric . . . it stole my breath and my heart. Its a grand story of science and startups, a simple story of first love and belonging and a perfect portrait of friendship, family, and that fine line between exhilaration and agony. I couldnt have loved it more. * Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colours of the Dark *
Austin Taylor graduated from Harvard University in 2021 with a joint degree in Chemistry and English. Notes on Infinity is her debut novel and was inspired in part by her undergraduate studies, peers, and lab work in Harvard's chemistry department. She has also worked as a public speaking coach and in science policy. Austin is a private pilot, a registered Maine guide, and a bassist. She grew up in central Maine, where she now lives and writes.