Bonnie Garmus

"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. 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...

Elizabeth Zott não é uma mulher comum. Aliás, Elizabeth Zott seria a primeira a dizer que a mulher comum não existe. Mas estamos no início dos anos sessenta e a sua equipa de trabalho no Instituto de Pesquisa Hastings é exclusivamente masculina. Elizabeth pode ter sido uma das melhores alunas do curso de Química (foi), mas todos os colegas esperam que seja ela a ir buscar cafés ou fazer fotocópias (não será). Há, porém uma exceção:...

"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. 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...