Extract: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Meet the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott, heroine of the new and most exciting debut of 2022.
CHAPTER 1
November 1961
“Back in 1961, when women wore shirtwaist dresses and joined
Meet the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott, heroine of the new and most exciting debut of 2022.
CHAPTER 1
November 1961
“Back in 1961, when women wore shirtwaist dresses and joined
A story of sisters, secrets and a sanctuary with a dark heart from author of Sunday Times bestseller The Recovery of Rose Gold.
Part One
I want to live a life in which I am free.
June 2018
“He’s known as AJ. Has been called AJ forever. The nickname his mother gave him. The A stands for André. The J for Jacobs, his surname. No one ever calls him André. Nor would he answer to it. Anyone calls him André over the phone, he disconnects. To his subordinates in the cops he’s Colonel AJ. ‘No-shit Jacobs’ behind his back. Because AJ’s not a man to mess with. He’s in the anti-gang unit.
The book club kicks off this month with #BookTok sensation, Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray.
Tune into her YouTube Live Q&A on Tuesday 29th March on the Penguin Platform channel, here.
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Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and mythical creatures to pay off her family's debts and secure their freedom. But when her loved ones' safety is threatened by the Zoo's cruel master, Koffi unleashes a power she doesn't fully understand ...
From Station Street Kitchen in Paarl in the Western Cape, Chef Mynhardt Joubert hosted dinners for paying guests and media launches, and used his home as a creative space and photographic studio. My Station Street Kitchen is a reflection of his kitchen and the dinners that he hosted there.
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