Lessons in Chemistry: The modern classic multi-million-copy bestseller

Bonnie Garmus

Apr 2022 · Transworld Digital · Narrated by Miranda Raison

60 reviews

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INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH PANDORA SYKES

Meet Elizabeth Zott. Scientist. Trailblazer. Rule-breaker.

The multi-award-winning international bestseller, now a major Apple TV+ series starring Brie Larson.

There is no such thing as an average woman. Especially not Elizabeth Zott.

It's the early 1960s, and Elizabeth is a brilliant chemist working in a world that believes science is a man's job.

At Hastings Research Institute, the only colleague who truly recognises her extraordinary mind is Calvin Evans, a brilliant, Nobel Prize-nominated chemist. But life has other plans.

When Elizabeth becomes the reluctant star of America's most popular cooking show, Supper at Six, she refuses to tell women simply how to cook. Instead, she teaches them to question the rules, trust themselves and change their lives.

As millions tune in, Elizabeth is no longer demonstrating recipes. She is challenging the status quo, one molecule at a time.

Readers love Lessons in Chemistry:
'Everyone needs to read this.'
'The best book I have read this year. Funny, warm and utterly unique.'
'Funny, honest and heart-wrenching. I was hooked until the very end.'

INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH PANDORA SYKES Meet Elizabeth Zott. Scientist. Trailblazer. Rule-breaker. The multi-award-winning international bestseller, now a major Apple TV+ series starring Brie Larson. There is no such thing as an average woman. Especially not Elizabeth Zott. It's...

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60 reviews

Darlene Burkett

January 20, 2023

The development of the characters was brilliant, as was the story itself. I usually read historical fiction or crime based detective stories, reading to find out "who done it," but I listened to this book with the same intensity. I wanted to find out how she was going to get the acknowledgment she deserved as a woman chemist. I needed her to find the friend she never had and family to somehow materialize, and it finally did, in the form of Calvin's family. Calvin's family story, once the truth was pieced together for us readers, was tragic and heartwarming at the same time. And 6:30 was a fantastic addition to the overall story. Dogs are definitely smarter than us human animals give them credit for. I didn't want the story to end. Thank you.

Shakya Jemison

April 25, 2022

Thank you Bonnie for a great book, filled with great characters. We are in desperate need for more books written with strong, intelligent female leads and support characters. Hard to explain everything I love about this book without giving away too many plot lines. I laughed, cried and identified with Elizabeth Zott and the situations she finds herself in. I have given a copy of this book to all my thinking girlfriends, which turned out to be a mistake, as my friends who normally read fluff asked why I didn't suggest this book for them? I had underestimated their ability to learn and see the wonderful gift learning and expanding you mind is. Elizabeth Zott believes all woman can better themselves and their situation, I am following this idea.

Alison Reddihough

February 26, 2023

Absolutely loved this audiobook! Beautifully written, beautifully read - a sometimes heartbreaking, inspiring and often funny story. Highly recommend.

About the author

BONNIE GARMUS is a copywriter/creative director who has worked for a wide range of clients, focusing primarily on technology, medicine, and education. She is an open-water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two wonderful daughters. Most recently from Seattle, she currently lives in London with her husband and her dog, 99.

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