Lessons In Chemistry By Bonnie Garmus
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Elizabeth Zott is a woman who knows what she wants.
Unfortunately, she is a woman scientist in 1960s California. Dismissed from graduate school after being attacked by a professor, she takes a job at a laboratory doing research. Determined to pursue her own research and receive credit for it, she turns down a marriage proposal from the man she loves. She knows if she ac¬cepts, everyone will assume all of her hard work is his work.
Fast forward 10 years, Zott finds herself a single unemployed mother. She earns money doing work for her former colleagues on the side. Barely making ends meet and with few prospects, she is accidentally discovered by a television producer and becomes a reluctant star. "Supper at Six" is a runaway hit!
Elizabeth Zott whisks herself into America's kitchens with her revolutionary approach to cooking. With ingredients like "one tablespoon acetic acid and a pinch of sodium chloride" who wouldn't be intrigued?
Cooking is not all Elizabeth Zott is teaching her audience, she is challenging them to rock the boat (this one will make sense when you read it I promise). This book is equal parts laugh out loud, rip your heart out, and stop and think. Elizabeth Zott is a character you will not soon forget.
Bonnie Garmus has written a debut novel that will leave readers coming back for seconds.
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