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Lessons in Chemistry

byBonnie Garmus

Who is this book for? Readers interested in feminist themes, historical fiction, and character-driven narratives.

Topics IdentityPowerFreedomSurvivalChange and Transformation
MoodHopeful, Humorous, Reflective
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMajor Subplot
THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, WITH OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD Now a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages ' Sunday Times ' Thought-provoking and stylish ' Guardian Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, she 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. Forced to leave her job at the institute, she soon finds herself the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. 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. One molecule at a time. A Book of the Year, 2022, for: Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman & Home, Stylist, TLS Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, India Knight, Hay Festival, Amazon, Books are My Bag (2023) and many more Waterstones Author of the Year, 2022 Winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award, 2022 Author of the Year at the British Book Awards, 2023 As read on BBC Radio Four A BBC TV 'Between the Covers' pick, May 2022 Hay Festival Book of the Year, 2022 Winner of the Books are My Bag Reader's Choice Award, 2023 Winner of the Books are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award, 2023 Shortlisted for the HWA Crown Award, 2023 'I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!' Nigella Lawson 'Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage' Rachel Joyce 'Witty and sometimes hilarious ... the Catch-22 of early feminism' Stephen King Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, March 2023 New York Times bestseller, February 2024

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en

Published on

29/09/2022

Format

eBook

ISBN

9781473594531

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