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Feminist chemist reinvents life on 1960s TV.

If you've ever felt like the odd one out or dreamed of shaking up a system that doesn't value intelligence and equality, "Lessons in Chemistry" might resonate with you. Elizabeth Zott is a relatable yet extraordinary protagonist—the unconventional chemist-turned-TV-star who uses her platform in an era of sexism to empower women, challenge norms, and celebrate the beauty of an analytical mind in a world slow to recognize it. Bonnie Garmus offers wit, heartache, and a stirring narrative that could inspire you to look at life's disappointments as opportunities for reinvention.

  • British Book Award Nominee for Début Fiction (2023)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for International Book (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Novel and Nominee for Historical Fiction (2022)
  • Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
  • Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Lessons in Chemistry

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ISBN: 9780857528131
Authors: Bonnie Garmus
Publisher: Random House UK
Date of Publication: 2022-04-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 4.28
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Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans, the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things - her mind. True chemistry results. Like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later, Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. Elizabeth's unusual approach to cooking ('combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride') proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. She's daring them to change the status quo.
 

Feminist chemist reinvents life on 1960s TV.

If you've ever felt like the odd one out or dreamed of shaking up a system that doesn't value intelligence and equality, "Lessons in Chemistry" might resonate with you. Elizabeth Zott is a relatable yet extraordinary protagonist—the unconventional chemist-turned-TV-star who uses her platform in an era of sexism to empower women, challenge norms, and celebrate the beauty of an analytical mind in a world slow to recognize it. Bonnie Garmus offers wit, heartache, and a stirring narrative that could inspire you to look at life's disappointments as opportunities for reinvention.

  • British Book Award Nominee for Début Fiction (2023)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for International Book (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Novel and Nominee for Historical Fiction (2022)
  • Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
  • Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.