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The Hormone Factory
By Saskia Goldschmidt and Ian Stephen
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"A dark, fascinating exploration of man's nature." - The Lancet. A riveting thriller about greed, power, hormones, illicit sex, and women … and the monstrous megalomaniac who believes he can have it all. Vainglorious Mordechai de Paauw is ruthless: in the years before World War II, the Dutch pharmaceutical entrepreneur is on the cutting edge of science and determined to develop the contraceptive pill… no matter what the cost. Testing hormonal treatments on his female workers, and sexually exploiting them, Mordechai’s secret immoral life and his successful company are threatened by the rise of Hitler and, years later, a shocking scandal involving his brash son. Will Mordechai ever find redemption, and will the women he manipulates regain control over their own bodies?
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Saskia Goldschmidt
Dutch writer Saskia Goldschmidt worked as both a youth theatre producer and drama teacher before she wrote Compulsory Happiness, about her growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust. The Hormone Factory was an instant success in the Netherlands and has been published in Germany, Israel and the United States.
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Reviews for The Hormone Factory
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Businessman Mordecai, reflects on his long illustrious career as a pharmaceutical entrepreneur and businessman. Although this description is accurate, it doesn't really do the book justice. It doesn't describe the humor and irony that kept me reading throughout the night. Mordecai and his relationships were just fascinating to read about. If anything, I wanted to know more. The book briefly described his later adult life, which should have been included. Overall, a great read!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I got a free copy of this book from Netgalley. This book was translated from Dutch and is not yet available in North America. So the reviews to date on Goodreads are mostly in Dutch. I wish I could understand them because I am curious to see why The Hormone Factory gets so many low ratings. I found this book clever and well written--well worth the read. There is no doubt that Mordecai -- the first person narrator and protagonist -- is a despicable character. But that's the point. Goldschmidt does a great job of making Mordecai a three dimensional character, depicting his self delusion and self justification with occasional flashes of insight and remorse. Her Afterword may be worth reading before starting the book because it gives context to her motivation for writing this book. Also, it's worth mentioning that this is an excellent translation -- in fact, the quality of the writing does not suggest that this is a translation.