by Garmus, Bonnie | Fiction & related items
Published 02/03/2023 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 400 pages
The sensational Number One debut of 2022, now in paperback. The major bestseller featuring the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott - the most exciting new character in fiction.
THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERSoon to be a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson'I loved it' Nigella Lawson'Life-enhancing' India Knight, Sunday Times, Book of the Year'The TV cook bit hooked me right in' Nadiya Hussain'Biting and cheering' Jojo Moyes'Laugh out-loud funny' Rachel Joyce'Sparks joy' Elizabeth DayYour ability to change everything - including yourself - starts hereChemist 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, Supper at Six. 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.
A Book of the Year for- Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman & Home, Stylist, TLS, Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, New York Times, India Knight, Hay Festival, Amazon and many othersWinner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel AwardAuthor of the Year at the British Book AwardsAs read on BBC Radio FourA BBC TV 'Between the Covers' pickHay Festival Book of the YearShortlisted for the HWA Crown Award'Biting and cheerIng in exactly the right measure' JOJO MOYES'I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!' NIGELLA LAWSON'Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage' RACHEL JOYCE'A novel that sparks joy with every page' ELIZABETH DAY'Elizabeth Zott is an iconic heroine' PANDORA SYKES