Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller

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In Garmus’s debut novel, a frustrated chemist finds herself at the helm of a cooking show that sparks a revolution. The ascent of “Lessons in Chemistry” — a book whose success is the stuff publishing dreams are made of — begs the same question. Whether you're looking for some textbooks for university, the latest biography or a travel guide - you'll find what you need in our categories. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Garmus said in an interview that she gave minimal input to the script writing and production of the TV adaptation.Translated into more than forty languages, LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY has been adapted as an Apple TV series starring Brie Larson. Translated into more than thirty-five languages, it is being adapted as an Apple TV series starring Brie Larson. Elizabeth and Calvin strike up a sparring working relationship, start dating, and move in together — unmarried (the horror!

The book was inspired by Garmus's experience as a creative director in an advertising agency, in particular after a frustrating meeting in which a male co-worker took credit for one of her ideas. It’s a novel full of dark moments…and yet Lessons in Chemistry feels richly funny…Elizabeth Zott is a unique heroine, and you find yourself wishing she wasn’t fictional: A lot of us—perhaps even Julia Child—might have enjoyed watching ‘Supper at Six. She made out to have feminist values (ish) and made a big deal about not getting married or having children. When Elizabeth finds herself pregnant, alone and fired from her lab, she musters the ingenuity only a single mother has. After being sexually assaulted and refusing to apologize for stabbing her rapist, Elizabeth Zott is expelled from her doctoral program.Darkly funny and poignant, Lessons in Chemistry paints an extraordinary portrait of an unusual life in 1960s California…Irresistible, a gorgeous tribute to resilience and the many types of love that sustain us. Garmus said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that "the fire department had to come twice for the amount of flames in my flat". The characters are rich and original, the story sarcastic and humorous, and the novel with all its twists and turns, difficult to put down. I loved this story, it's setting, the quirky and convincing characters, even the science and I certainly did not excel at that when a schoolgirl.