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Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus · 2022

Literary Fiction · ranked #55 in category

In 1960s California, Elizabeth Zott — a chemist who is not taken seriously in her field — becomes the unlikely host of a daytime cooking show, where she treats cooking as chemistry and accidentally inspires a generation of women to think differently about their intelligence and their lives. A witty, determined novel about how women change the world from the room they're allowed to occupy.

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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
2022 · 2020s
Author
Bonnie Garmus
Standing
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