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Literary Humor Historical fiction 2022

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Published in Spanish as Lecciones de Química

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Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in…

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A love story that makes you laugh · a tender love story

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It's for you if…

  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you want a book that doesn't look away
  • you want a love story at the heart of it

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