Book description
For Dr Steven J. Fisher, love is no more than a chemical equation -
and he's nearly solved it. A brilliant young biochemist who spends all
his time in an Oxford research lab studying orgasms, Fisher is on the
brink of inventing a Viagra-like pill for women. For the pharma
company that funds his work, the discovery of 'Whoosh!' (originally
named 'Desiree' before they realised that was a kind of potato) will
be a history-changing event. But, just weeks before the product is due
to launch, a last-minute case study ruins Fisher's perfect results.
'Miss G', an orgasmically-challenged PhD arts student (special
subject: Victorian semicolons), isn't responding to the tests as
expected. Strangely, the only stimulus to provoke a reaction is Dr
Fisher's own voice. As the scientist and his subject bond over Bunsen
burner-lit meals, argue over Pink Floyd and converse in Runish at
sessions of Swamps and Sorcerers, Dr Fisher's feelings crop up in the
most unscientific ways... Fisher usually has answers to everything,
from the chemical composition of tears to the evolutionary reasons for
kissing. But now he's facing the most bewildering puzzle of his
career: what's love got to do with it? Could the outdated research of
the Romantic poets enlighten him at all? With all this new data, he
needs a new hypothesis. But what if there are some things science
can't explain? Previously published as Chemistry for Beginners.
