Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel

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1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • Meet Elizabeth Zott: “a
gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social
convention” (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a
detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show. •
STREAM ON APPLE TV+ This novel is “irresistible, satisfying and full of fuel”
(The New York Times Book Review) and “witty, sometimes hilarious…the
Catch-22 of early feminism” (Stephen King, via Twitter). A BEST BOOK OF THE
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Weekly, Newsweek 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 as
an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings
Research Institute takes 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. But 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. Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly
observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons
in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday; First Edition (April 5, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 038554734X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 45
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.46 x 1.39 x 9.53 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #13 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Mothers & Children Fiction #1 in Humorous Fiction #2 in Literary Fiction (Books)
• #1 in Mothers & Children Fiction
• #1 in Humorous Fiction