Lessons in Chemistry

OVER 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEMeet Elizabeth Zott. Scientist. Trailblazer. Rule-breaker.

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

‘The most charming, life-enhancing novel.’ Sunday Times’Funny, thought-provoking and stylish.’ Guardian’The best book I’ve read recently. I loved it.’ Sara Cox, BBC Between the CoversThere 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 unexpectedly 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 changing far more than the dinner menu. She is challenging the status quo, one molecule at a time.

Perfect for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Wedding People, Lessons in Chemistry is an unforgettable novel about love, resilience and the courage to rewrite the rulesA New York Times Top 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Reader’s PickWinner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut NovelWinner of the Books Are My Bag Reader’s Choice AwardBritish Book Awards Author of the YearWaterstones Author of the YearReaders 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.’More praise for Lessons in Chemistry:’Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage.’ Rachel Joyce’I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!’ Nigella Lawson’Witty and sometimes hilarious… the Catch-22 of early feminism.’ Stephen King