Photo: Penguin Random House NZ
Bonnie Garmus's debut novel Lessons in Chemistry has become a multi-million selling bestseller largely through word of mouth.
First published a year ago, and out in paperback this month, it will be televised later this year.
The story concerns a American scientist who, sacked for being pregnant in 1955, takes revenge when she’s hired to front a teatime cookery show. Stephen King has called it “the Catch 22 of early feminism.”
Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who's worked widely in the fields of technology, medicine, and education. Born in California, she now lives in London.
Bonnie Garmus. Author of Lessons in Chemistry. Photo: Penguin Random House NZ
