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But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Meet 2022's most incomparable protagonist! This blockbuster debut set in 1960s California features the singular voice of Elizabeth Zott, a scientist whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of a beloved TV cooking show.
Synopsis:
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 as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Review:
Today's books are all about false appearances. In this book Elizabeth is as far as she can be from your typical 60s woman. She's bright, fighting to succeed in a mans world, and yes, a bit odd. Think Sheldon Cooper in a dress, and you wouldn't be far off. When she and Calvin collide, the world shifts and she hopes his rising star will shine on her work as well. She doesn't know the truth. And when it comes, she can't handle any of it.
Landing on TV would be anyone's dream, but Elizabeth has to do things her way, and if that ends up changing how women perceive themselves, well she can't help that right? And if everyone thinks she is raising her daughter oddly, well, yes and no would be the answer. As she struggles to find her way and overcome the obstacles in her way, Elizabeth realize that she has to use what she has at hand to achieve the true success she wants- to be recognized as a true scientific mind like her male counterparts. But it takes a village, and Elizabeth's village is full of characters that will stay with you long after you finish the book.
This one is a must read! And when you finish it and realize this is the author's first book? You'll be stunned, and hoping she can recreate the magic of this book in her second book!
About the Author
Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who has worked for a wide range of clients, in the US and abroad, focusing primarily on technology, medicine, and education. She’s an open water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two pretty amazing daughters. Most recently from Seattle, she currently lives in London with her husband and her dog, 99.
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