Bonnie Garmus

Bonnie Garmusin esikoisromaani Kaikki on kemiaa on maailmalla superhitiksi noussut kertomus kemisti Elizabeth Zottista, joka etenee lannistumatta ja sukupuolinormeihin taipumatta urallaan. Kirja on julkaistu jo yli 30 maassa, ja nyt se on vihdoin saatavana myös suomeksi! Lue myös, mitä mieltä Adlibriksen Online Editor Linda on kirjasta! Tutustu tästä lukunäytteeseen ”Kuvaile itseäsi kolmella sanalla.” Elizabeth Zott: ”Hiili, happi ja vety.” Poikkeuksellinen sankaritar, raikkaan feministinen ote ja ilmeikäs kertojanääni tekevät Bonnie Garmusin esikoisromaanista supermenestyksen. Kaikki on kemiaa on riemastuttava romaani vakavista asioista: naisten oikeuksista, tieteen merkityksestä, ja omien valintojen tärkeydestä. Omapäinen Elizabeth Zott on raikas tuulahdus sovinnaisessa 1960-luvun taitteen Amerikassa, jossa älykkäälle naiselle on tarjolla vain kahvinkeittäjän osa. Kemisti Elizabeth Zott ei ole mikään tavallinen nainen. Elizabethin mielestä tavallisia naisia ei olekaan, mutta 1960-luvun tiedeyhteisö on toista mieltä. Vähättely, sorto ja seksuaalinen häirintä ovat työpaikan peruskauraa, jos työn ylipäätään onnistuu saamaan. Lannistumaton Elizabeth on vehkeilevän saarnaajan tyttärenä tottunut aivan kaikkeen mitä miessukupuoli voi keksiä, mutta kun ura ja rakkaus vaihtuvat lennossa yksinhuoltajuuteen ja työttömyyteen, joutuvat Elizabethinkin hoksottimet koville. Kohtalo heittää Elizabethin juuri sinne, mitä hän halusi välttää: kauhanvarteen. Uusi ura tv-kokkina avaa kuitenkin yllättävän mahdollisuuden valistaa kanssanaisia sekä kemian ihmeellisestä maailmasta että itsenäisestä elämästä. Setämiehet ovat ihmeissään: mitä tämän naisen kanssa pitäisi tehdä? Bonnie Garmus on copywriter ja luova johtaja, joka on työskennellyt teknologian, lääketieteen ja koulutuksen parissa. Hän on aktiivinen avovesiuimari ja soutaja, ja hänellä on kaksi tytärtä. Garmus on syntynyt Kaliforniassa, ja hän asuu nykyään Lontoossa aviomiehensä ja koiransa (nimeltään 99) kanssa. Kaikki on kemiaa on Bonnie Garmusin ensimmäinen romaani. Sen oikeudet on myyty kiivaan kilpailun jälkeen yli 30 maahan, ja siitä on tekeillä minisarja, jossa pääosaa esittää Brie Larson.

'Elizabeth Zott is an iconic heroine - a feminist who refuses to be quashed, a mother who believes that her child is a person to behold, rather than to mould, and who will leave you, and the lens through which you see the world, quite changed' PANDORA SYKES 'A book that sparks joy with every page' ELIZABETH DAY ____________ 'Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here' ELIZABETH ZOTT 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. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take 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. Meet the unconventional, uncompromising Elizabeth Zott. __________ 'I loved LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY and am devastated to have finished it!' NIGELLA LAWSON 'It's the world versus Elizabeth Zott, an extraordinary woman determined to live on her own terms, and I had no trouble choosing a side. Lessons in Chemistry is a page-turning and highly satisfying tale: zippy, zesty, and Zotty' MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD, author of GREAT CIRCLE

#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD - Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show. - STREAM ON APPLE TV+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). A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Oprah Daily, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek 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.

#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD - Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show. - STREAM ON APPLE TV+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). A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Oprah Daily, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek 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.