There are some fabulous new literary heroines being written at the moment and I am here for it. “Elizabeth Zott was a woman with flawless skin and an unmistakable demeanor of someone who was not average and never would be.”
The story then jumps back to 1952 and we follow Zott’s journey from no-nonsense scientist to inspirational feminist TV star in this powerful novel. When we first meet her in 1961 Zott is a TV star, the famous host of Supper at Six, a show with unique concept where she not only combines cooking and chemistry, but uses her platform as a rallying cry to the housewives watching to reach their full potential and be appreciated for all they do. She is an unusual woman for the times: a female research chemist, an unmarried woman living with her partner and then a single mother. Set in America during the 50s and 60s, Lessons in Chemistry tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, a woman like no one you’ve ever met.
Witty, smart, vibrant and refreshing, I am in love with this heartwarming debut and its quirky heroine. 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.
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. Thank you to Doubleday for the gifted ARC and finished copy in exchange for an honest review.Ĭhemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. This is one of my favourite books this year and know it will be on my list of top books of 2022. Today Elizabeth Zott is out in the world and I can’t wait for you to meet her. Happy Publication Day to the phenomenal Lessons in Chemistry. Genre: Historical Fiction, Humorous Fiction
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