![]() ![]() The author’s writing style is engaging and fluid, making it easy to get lost in the story and the characters. And of course, who could forget the dog, Six-thirty through whose eyes we were given the privilege of seeing a different world. The characters are endearing from her daughter Madeline to the feisty Harriet who builds up the courage to leave her husband. When Elizabeth finds herself a single mother, she fails to see the problems that others see and her character is so engaging that I felt for her the whole way, cheering her along as she inspired others on her journey.Īnd it is an inspiring story of a woman facing calamitous obstacles but who pushes through regardless. The novel highlights the challenges that women faced in the scientific, television and rowing communities, and the struggle to balance personal and professional aspirations when social mores forced women into conformity. But when she meets and falls in love with her soulmate, Calvin Evans a brilliant, Nobel Prize nominated chemist, she finds herself torn between her career goals and her heart. ![]() ![]() ![]() The main character, Elizabeth Zott, is a brilliant and ambitious young chemist who is determined to make a name for herself in the male-dominated field of science. Set in the late 1950’s, this novel is a delightful and empowering story exploring the world of science, love, and motherhood. ![]()
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