'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus is our April 'GMA' Book Club pick: Read an excerpt
Garmus' book is a story for all girls who refuse to dumb themselves down.
“Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus is our April “GMA” Book Club pick.
Garmus’ debut novel has been named one of the most anticipated books of the year.
The story, which takes place in 1960s California, follows Elizabeth Zott, a chemist who works at Hastings Research Institute. Though brilliant and a highly trained scientist, Zott isn't respected by her colleagues because she’s a woman.
Elizabeth’s life takes a turn when she becomes a single mother and the unlikely star of a TV cooking show. But, as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Not only is she teaching her audience -- so-called “average” housewives” -- how to cook, she’s daring them to change the status quo.
Garmus told “GMA” that you should read her book if you’re “tired of all the ways people make life miserable for others through misogyny and racism, and all the societal burdens that surely should have been eradicated by now.”
“Maybe you could also use a laugh,” Garmus said. “But also some inspiration from a woman in the sixties who refuses to conform and because of it, encourages a nation to dare and be different.”
Read an excerpt below and get a copy of the book here.
'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus
Garmus’ debut novel takes place in 1960s California and follows Elizabeth Zott, a chemist who works at Hastings Research Institute. Though brilliant and a highly trained scientist, her colleagues don’t think so just because she’s a woman.
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