Bellamy Gayle

Bellamy Gayle asked Bonnie Garmus:

Your humor made me laugh out loud. (Thanks! I needed that.) I can relate to everything about the sixties. I had parents who encouraged me to believe I had no limits, but male bankers and men in general kept me confined even as I owned my own business. Had to have my ex-husband's name on my credit card, for example. To avoid (yet another) banker's rejection, my brother went to lenders, sitting silently beside me?

Bonnie Garmus Thanks, Bellamy--glad you liked the book! The old ex-husband's name on the credit card thing--isn't it just amazing what women have had to put up with? And I'm glad your brother helped you out by supplying a male presence in front of lenders. I'm sure it was completely (and revoltingly!) necessary. Good for you for plowing ever forward.

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Judy

Judy asked Bonnie Garmus:

I am the administrator for a reading group in the Los Angeles area called The Bookie Babes. We have been together for years. This month we read Lessons in Chemistry and all 12 members gave it thumbs up. We had a rousing discussion. I personally loved so many things: the characters, the story, the mystery and the unabashedly feminist approach! Thank you for such a wonderful read. Will you publish another novel?

Janeymo

Janeymo asked Bonnie Garmus:

Firstly, I’m a HUGE fan of Lessons in Chemistry! The book was fabulous (I’m not so sure about the TV adaptation, honestly, I think Sixthirty lost his voice) I had a thought just now in a completely different context. I am a fan of Elizabeth Zimmermann - an icon of the knitting world (yes, that is a thing!) is there any of Zimmermann in your Zott, or is the initials and similarity in life outlook purely accidental?

Martin

Martin asked Bonnie Garmus:

Not a really a question, more an enormous thank you for "Lessons in Chemistry". Wonderful. I heard about it through my wife's all women book club and absolutely loved it. Shall look forward to your next novel. Can't seem to get men interested in a book club in our small Devon UK village:-( Any idea when your next will be done?

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