Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in ChemistryBonnie Garmus
Characters in Lessons in Chemistry
11 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Elizabeth Zott
Antagonists
Dr. Robert Donatti
Head of chemistry at the Hastings Research Institute and Elizabeth's supervisor.
Supporting characters
Madeline Zott
Elizabeth's precocious daughter.
Six-Thirty
Elizabeth's dog, whose perspective occasionally narrates.
Harriet Sloane
Elizabeth's neighbor and steadfast friend.
Calvin Evans
Elizabeth's colleague and love interest.
Walter Pine
The television producer who puts Elizabeth on air as the host of Supper at Six.
Fran Frask
A sharp-tongued secretary at Hastings whose view of Elizabeth changes over the course of the novel.
Dr. Mason (Lessons in Chemistry)
An obstetrician who captains the local men's rowing team and becomes one of Elizabeth's few allies.
Reverend Wakely
A minister who was Calvin's college pen pal and later becomes a friend to Elizabeth's family.
Mad Zott