Title: Lessons in Chemistry
Author: Bonnie Garmus
Nominated by: Martin
Published: 2022
Pages: 390
Genre: Fiction

I am posting this as an outdoor event (fingers crossed!) and we'll keep an eye on the weather -- may change the venue if needed. Stay tuned!

We will discuss the book for about an hour, and then choose another book for a future discussion. Any member may nominate books and all present can vote.

We will also ask attendees to rate the current book from 1-5 to calculate an average rating for our group. Participation is optional.

ABOUT THE BOOK
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. (goodreads.com)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who’s 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.(goodreads.com)

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