Chemistry: A novel

Chemistry: A novel

Named by TheÂ Washington PostÂ as aÂ Notable Work of Fiction in 2017 and byÂ Entertainment Weekly as aÂ Best Debut Novel of 2017
Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Ann Patchett onÂ PBS NewsHour, Minnesota Public Radio, Maris Kreizman, and The Morning News

National Book Foundation â€œ5 Under 35â€ Honoree

Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize

A luminous coming-of-age novel about a young female scientist who must recalibrate her life when her academic career goes off track; perfect for readers ofÂ Lab GirlÂ and Celeste Ng'sÂ Everything I Never Told You.Â

Three years into her graduate studies at a demanding Boston university, the unnamed narrator of this nimbly wry, concise debut finds her one-time love for chemistry is more hypothesis than reality. She's tormented by her failed research--and reminded of her delays by her peers, her advisor, and most of all by her Chinese parents, who have always expected nothing short of excellence from her throughout her life. But there's another, nonscientific question looming: the marriage proposal from her devoted boyfriend, a fellow scientist, whose path through academia has been relatively free of obstacles, and with whom she can't make a life before finding success on her own. Eventually, the pressure mounts so high that she must leave everything she thought she knew about her future, and herself, behind. And for the first time, she's confronted with a question she won't find the answer to in a textbook: What do I really want? Over the next two years, this winningly flawed, disarmingly insightful heroine learns the formulas and equations for a different kind of chemistry--one in which the reactions can't be quantified, measured, and analyzed; one that can be studied only in the mysterious language of the heart. Taking us deep inside her scattered, searching mind, here is a brilliant new literary voice that astutely juxtaposes the elegance of science, the anxieties of finding a place in the world, and the sacrifices made for love and family.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
Color Gold
ReleaseDate 2017-05-23
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9781524731748

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Gold
ReleaseDate	2017-05-23
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9781524731748

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