Lessons in Chemistry (novel)

This article is about the novel. For the television series, see Lessons in Chemistry (TV series).
Lessons in Chemistry
AuthorBonnie Garmus
Audio read byMiranda Raison[1]
GenreTragicomedy[2]
Set in1960s Southern California
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
5 April 2022[3]
ISBN9780385547345

Lessons in Chemistry is a novel by Bonnie Garmus. Published by Doubleday in April 2022, it is Garmus's debut novel. It tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, who becomes a beloved cooking show host in 1960s Southern California after being fired as a chemist four years earlier.[4] It was adapted into an Apple TV+ miniseries that debuted on 13 October 2023.[5]

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