It's the 1960s and she is the star of a cooking show called Supper at Six. 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."Įlizabeth Zott is a household name. She's daring them to change the status quo. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Elizabeth's unusual approach to cooking ("combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride") proves revolutionary. 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. Except for one: Calvin Evans the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with-of all things-her mind. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. Maisel, this blockbuster debut set in 1960s California features the singular voice of Elizabeth Zott, a scientist whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of a beloved TV cooking show. Goodreads says, " A delight for readers of Where'd You Go, Bernadette and The Marvelous Mrs.
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