Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why, in the 1960s, chemist Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America's most popular 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, it turns out Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. She's daring them to change the status quo.