A brilliant chemist, Elizabeth Zott, faces endless challenges in a male-dominated field of science. Despite her talents, she is often dismissed because she is a woman. However, through a series of unexpected events, she becomes the host of a cooking show called Supper at Six. The show becomes popular because of her unconventional approach to cooking, as she treats it more like chemistry than a 'simple' act of cooking—guiding her viewers to add 'NaCl'. Gradually, a silent revolution begins across the country. In this journey, Elizabeth also unravels the missing pieces of a life deeply connected with hers.

The book follows the themes of feminism, women in science, and the societal constraints of that era. But is it really of that era? How can a book set in the 1960s still be ahead of today's time?

Lessons in Chemistry riled me up and made me teary-eyed. But all the time I was rooting only for Elizabeth, for her to go back to what she loved the most, after Calvin and Mad, of course.
The book did lose me in the middle due to its slow pace, but when it picked up again, I couldn't put it down.
It will make you livid, wanting to smack a few characters, but it will also make you realize how we still fall short in terms of gender equality.
It’s an important read, I urge you to pick it up.

PS In a world of Donattis and Lebensemals, be a Calvin Evans, a Dr. Mason, and a Walter Pine.