![]() The central character is Elizabeth Zott, misfit and heroine, who shines brightly and positively despite all the sharp injustices, pains, losses and her lack of small talk. ![]() Set in early 60’s America, Lessons in Chemistry is an almost-fairy-tale. ![]() This highly enjoyable novel is – give or take some anguish - such an uplifting read that I forgot my crossness about those quotes. What a pleasure! Almost immediately, I was swept away by the confident voice and dark wit of the writing. However, as the novel was an important birthday gift, I sighed and opened up the pages. Nigella Lawson, Nina Stebbe, Rachel Joyce. There are also quantities of – to me - annoying quotes. For a start, the dust jacket image offers half a woman, in a dated high-heeled stance, carrying a colour television showing an American cookery programme. She posts on The History Girls, on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure and can be found on Twitter in Chemistrydid not look like a book I’d choose. ![]() Her last novel for older children, A Boy Called Mouse, was nominated for the Young Quills Historical Fiction Award, and she is currently completing a companion book. Penny Dolan works as a children’s storyteller and writer. ![]()
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