An interesting insight into how far women have come, and how much is still left to do.’ - Grazia I've not enjoyed a book so much in ages: it's witty, sharp and full of life, with the very best canine character.

'A concept as unconventional as Zott herself, each page is bursting with wit, optimism and female empowerment. ‘A delight of her rip-roaring, funny book is how it bonds familiar plot and character elements with the unexpectedly unconventional… a smart, funny, big-hearted debut combining chemical elements into what seems a winning formula.’ - The Sunday Times Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd ISBN: 9781804990926 Number of pages: 400 Weight: 280 g Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Read an extract from Lessons in Chemistry on the Waterstones Blog Meet the unconventional, uncompromising Elizabeth Zott. 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. True chemistry results.īut like science, life is unpredictable. Except for one: Calvin Evans the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things - her mind.

In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.īut it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. 'Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here' - Elizabeth ZottĬhemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. Shortlisted for The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2022

Shortlisted for The British Book Awards 2023 Debut Book of the Year Winner of Waterstones Author of the Year 2022 Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month for March 2023

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