Lessons in Chemistry

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES and #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The multi-million copy bestseller As read on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime Winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award British Book Awards Author of the Year 'Sparky, rip-roaring, funny, with big-hearted fully formed, loveable characters' SUNDAY TIMES 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages. Strongly recommend' 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. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, . But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation. Soon, a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time. SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES STARRING BRIE LARSON 'Biting and cheerIng in exactly the right measure' 'I loved and am devastated to have finished it!' 'Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage' A novel that sparks joy with every page' 'Elizabeth Zott is an iconic heroine' 'A page-turning and highly satisfying tale