This book is NOT about Galileo's daughter. This book is about Galileo, his writings, his beliefs, his trial, and it includes letters written by his daughter to him. I usually finish a book in a day or two, and this one took me WEEKS to wade through. In fact, I even set it aside during the holidays because it was a bit heavy for that time of the year. I am glad I read it; I feel now I can separate more of the myth from the man when hearing or reading about Galileo, but it definitely is not light reading by any definition.
