When we first meet Elizabeth Zott, in the 1960s, she is a single mother hosting an afternoon TV cookery show. In her mind, neither of these roles define her. She is first and foremost a chemist who looks at the world through scientific eyes.
Her route from outstanding chemistry undergraduate to iconic TV housewife is revealed piecemeal in the novel, so no spoilers here. Sufficient to say it is men and male attitudes that have thwarted her vocation in life. But Elizabeth Zott is difficult to thwart as she strives to subvert the roles allocated by those who seek to pigeonhole her.
The message is hammered home mercilessly but entertainingly in breezy style as Elizabeth, armed only with good looks, scientific knowledge, and a 2H pencil takes on the male hegemony.
Enough said; read
and enjoy.
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