![]() ![]() ![]() Zott's colleagues at Hastings Research Institute mistake her for a secretary, and when they realize she's a brilliant scientist, they steal her work and claim it as their own. No matter: Bonnie Garmus' heroine is brave, original and completely unafraid. ![]() Her mentors at UCLA mock her, assault her and, eventually, eject her from the university without a Ph.D.Įlizabeth Zott, the heroine of "Lessons in Chemistry," is a ferociously determined chemist, but has the misfortune to be a woman in the 1950s. But she has the misfortune to be a woman in the 1950s, and Zott suffers all the indignities one might imagine of a woman in her profession at the time. Elizabeth Zott, our heroine, is a ferociously determined young chemist seeking the secrets to the creation of life - abiogenesis, as Zott will have it. It's easy to see why this book has become such a smash. The world of fiction has what appears to be a genuine phenomenon on its hands. The book is beloved by readers and critics alike - including a starred review from Kirkus (and Kirkus is stingy with their stars). It has been selected for the Good Morning America Book Club, and Garmus, now living in London, has been interviewed by KING-5, NPR and everywhere in between. ![]() The subject of a ferocious publishers' auction in the United States and abroad, “Lessons in Chemistry” has leapt onto bestseller lists. Longtime Seattle resident Bonnie Garmus has come out with a very popular novel. ![]()
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