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In 'Lessons in Chemistry,' a chemist is the star of ... a cooking show?

In 'Lessons in Chemistry,' a chemist is the star of ... a cooking show?

NPR's Book of the Day
8 min
14 Apr 22
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Bonnie Garmus' new novel Lessons In Chemistry has been getting a lot of buzz. Elizabeth Zott is a talented chemist but because it's the 1960s she faces sexism in her quest to work as a scientist. So instead she has a cooking show that is wildly popular. Garmus told NPR's Scott Simon that the character of Elizabeth lived in her head for many years before she started writing this novel.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy