Título: Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel
Autor: Bonnie Garmus
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This novel is “irresistible, satisfying and full of fuel” (The New York Times Book Review) and “witty, sometimes hilarious...the Catch-22 of early feminism” (Stephen King, via Twitter).
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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.
Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel”, de Bonnie Garmus, publicado pela editora Random House Audio, em 2023 e com 12 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Random House Audio
Páginas: 12
Ano: 2023-08-08
Edição: Unabridged
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0593862406
ISBN13: 9780593862407
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Random House Audio trazem narrativas que combinam tensão e profundidade, frequentemente explorando conflitos políticos, sociais e pessoais em contextos históricos ou contemporâneos. A experiência de leitura é marcada por um ritmo que alterna entre suspense e reflexão, com obras que vão do thriller internacional à análise incisiva da história e da sociedade. O catálogo revela uma predileção por histórias densas, que misturam intriga, dilemas éticos e personagens complexos, muitas vezes ambientados em cenários reais ou verossímeis, como tribunais, investigações criminais ou bastidores do poder.
