Lessons in Chemistry

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, 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.

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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 others

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award

Author of the Year at the British Book Awards

As read on BBC Radio Four

Hay Festival Book of the Year

‘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

‘A page-turning and highly satisfying tale’ MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD, author of GREAT CIRCLE

‘The TV cook bit hooked me right in and did not disappoint’ NADIYA HUSSAIN