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Reserve a special place in the sun for that me time you deserve, then settle in for a sizzling summer read!

- Nicky Pellegrino

Nicky’s favourite 

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus (Penguin Random House, $37) 

Hands down my most-loved book of 2022, this funny and feminist sweet-revenge story is about a scientist who accidentally becomes a TV star. It’s set in the 1960s, a time when if you were a woman with a brilliant scientific mind, you were highly unlikely to be encouraged. Beautiful Elizabeth Zott is thwarted at every turn. When she finds herself unemployed, she becomes the reluctant host of a TV cooking show and does something entirely unexpected. Even though it gets her into trouble, Elizabeth treats her female viewers like intelligent people. Quirky and wise, uplifting and empowering, this one is ideal as a beach or rainy-day read.

Domestic drama 

THE GIFTED SON by Genevieve Gannon (Allen & Unwin, $36.99)