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The Radium Girls
- Narrated by: Kate Moore
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf book club choice
New York Times bestseller
All they wanted was the chance to shine.
Be careful what you wish for…
‘The first thing we asked was, “Does this stuff hurt you?” And they said, “No.” The company said that it wasn’t dangerous, that we didn’t need to be afraid.’
As the First World War spread across the world, young American women flocked to work in factories, painting clocks, watches and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous – the girls shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in dust from the paint.
However, as the years passed, the women began to suffer from mysterious and crippling illnesses. It turned out that the very thing that had made them feel alive – their work – was slowly killing them: the radium paint was poisonous.
Their employers denied all responsibility, but these courageous women – in the face of unimaginable suffering – refused to accept their fate quietly, and instead became determined to fight for justice.
Drawing on previously unpublished diaries, letters and interviews, The Radium Girls is an intimate narrative of an unforgettable true story. It is the powerful tale of a group of ordinary women from the Roaring Twenties, who themselves learned how to roar.
Critic Reviews
‘Fascinating.’ Sunday Times
‘Thrilling.’ Mail on Sunday
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- Anonymous User
- 19-02-2023
Heartbreaking
This book made me emotional in ways I wasn't expecting. I can listen to gruesome true crime stories and not be phased, but this story struck a cord. It is an important and heart breaking chapter in history that I recommend anyone read in honour and remembrance of the Radium Girls.
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- Anonymon
- 11-07-2019
An astounding story
It was with horror that I listened to the story unfold. To think that Radium was used so “carelessly”. I guess much of the principle in the story has been repeated by careless and even dangerous quackery which has always been around. Think of the Bex powders which later showed to have a Cancer causing ingredient.
Well read by the author, I’m pleased to have learnt about this.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-11-2020
Absolutely A must read/listen
This book and the way it is told brought these girls back to life. and helps me understand history so much better. Must listen. Gave me goosebumbs
made me Angry for what had happened to these girls.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-06-2019
Fascinating
I throughly enjoyed this! It is not a book I would typically read however it was chosen by my book club for this month and I am so glad it was! I have learnt so much about something I knew nothing about. This book is so empowering. I could not stop listening to it.
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- Keely Lohman
- 10-09-2020
Fascinating look into history
This was a beautiful journey into the history of radium and an in depth history into the horrible treatment and pain these women went through to provide a product that was so misunderstood.
It was really interesting following different women through the journeys. And heartbreaking to see the end result of such close work with them.
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- Erana
- 31-03-2022
Devastating but beautifully written
I'm loath to say I "enjoyed" this book due to the subject matter, but it made for incredibly captivating listening. Moved me to tears a couple of times. It is beautifully written, however some of the intonation/emphasis used in the narration is a little odd. Overall this book made me want to know more and I will definitely look up other books by this author.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-2017
WOW!
An amazing story about such incredible women. Love the knowledge, thanks for telling their story.
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- Ella
- 23-10-2020
A overlooked part of history
This book is phenomenal. It is very informative, almost too graphic at times (while not being exploitative). This is an overlooked part of history which many people do not know about. I would give a warning to anyone who has a phobia about dentists/dental procedures/teeth that some bits of the book may trigger you.
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- Emily
- 23-06-2019
I never knew
I never knew about the happenings of radium in 1920 and the effects it had on all, not just the workers. Thank you for producing this book Kate Moore. My eyes are now open.
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- Mandy K
- 20-09-2022
A story like no other!
The Radium Girls is like no other! I gasped, cried, cheered and cried some more with my hand on my heart.
Katherine and her colleagues loved their job. They were paid very well to work hard with their new found friends. After all they were contributing to the war the best way they new how, painting watches, clocks and military dials. The paint was luminous and the powder managed to get everywhere.
“It was perfectly safe” they were told and of course they trusted their employer - until they began to get sick! And their employer denied responsibility. How are they to blame when they only supplied the poisonous radium paint?
The fight for justice while suffering through crippling pain is nothing short of heroic!
A must read! And the audiobook experience was breathtaking!
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