A NOVEL BOOK CLUB: LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
Schedule
Wed Jan 18 2023 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
Novel Memphis | Memphis, TN
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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: WASHINGTONPOST, NPR, OPRAH DAILY, NEWSWEEK, BOOKPAGE, KIRKUS • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK •
Meet Elizabeth Zott: a “formidable, unapologetic and inspiring” (PARADE) scientist in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show in this novel that is “irresistible, satisfying and full of fuel. It reminds you that change takes time and always requires heat” (THE NYT BOOK REVIEW).
"A unique heroine ... you'll find yourself wishing she wasn’t fictional." —SEATTLE TIMES
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. 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. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who has worked widely in the fields of technology, medicine, and education. She’s an open-water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two pretty amazing daughters. Born in California and most recently from Seattle, she currently lives in London with her husband and her dog, 99.
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Where is it happening?
Novel Memphis, 387 Perkins Ext,Memphis,TN,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
