{"product_id":"peck-peck","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBonnie Garmus \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a coffee-dependent American novelist. Her debut novel, \n\u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \n\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003eBook Club Pick, a Goodreads Choice Best Book of the Year, spent nearly two years on the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list and was named by \n\u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003ereaders as one of the top 100 books of the 21st century. Translated into over forty languages, \n\u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e was honored with sixteen international literary awards and made into an Apple TV limited series. \n\u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSELECTED PRAISE FOR LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Elle, Oprah Daily, Newsweek, GoodReads, Bookpage, Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Full of charm, energy and hope--and featuring a really great dog--it's one to savor.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The most delightful novel I read this year--fresh and surprising--was\u003ci\u003e Lessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e: a fish-out-of-water story about a feminist hero who never stops pushing for what's right. (I laughed out loud!)\"\u003cbr\u003e --Philip Galanes, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Darkly funny and poignant...Irresistible, a gorgeous tribute to resilience and the many types of love that sustain us.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Leigh Haber, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e will make you wonder about all the real-life women born ahead of their time--women who were sidelined, ignored and worse because they weren't as resourceful, determined and lucky as Elizabeth Zott.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Elizabeth Egan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It's the world versus Elizabeth Zott, an extraordinary woman determined to live on her own terms, and I had no trouble choosing a side.\u003ci\u003e Lessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turning and highly satisfying tale: zippy, zesty, and Zotty.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Maggie Shipstead, author of \u003ci\u003eGreat Circle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A breath of fresh air--a witty, propulsive, and refreshingly hopeful novel populated with singular characters. This book is an utter delight--wry, warm, and compulsively readable.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Claire Lombardo, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Most Fun We Ever Had\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Elizabeth Zott swept me away with her intellect, honesty, and unapologetic selfhood...[A] story for all the smart girls who refuse to dumb themselves down despite a culture that demands otherwise. Though a creation of the 50s \u0026amp; 60s, Zott is a feminist icon for our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Rachel Yoder, author of \u003ci\u003eNightbitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Garmus applies her unique comic sensibility to the story of Batter Gray... charming... with some really lovely things to say about poetry.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An absolute triumph of storytelling, writing and characterisation... This is a glorious celebration of, and plea for, the creative arts, with a cast of truly unforgettable characters, from the eponymous \n\u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/i\u003e to the excellently named narrator Batter Gray. I won't forget this book. Ever.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eJennie Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I'm absolutely over the moon about Bonnie Garmus' new novel. It is EXACTLY what I needed to read right now. Charming, uplifting, soulful, and original, this is the perfect successor to \n\u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e. If you loved Elizabeth Zott, you will adore Batter Gray. Book clubs will adore this novel. 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