Fiction · Historical
Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
- Narrated by Miranda Raison
- About 12 hours
- First published 2022
Story
Narration
“Sharp, funny and angry in all the right places. Miranda Raison nails Elizabeth Zott's deadpan.”
The story, without spoilers
In early 1960s California, chemist Elizabeth Zott is pushed out of her lab and ends up hosting a television cooking show, which she treats as a chemistry lesson. Her audience of housewives starts to listen.
The narration
Raison balances the comedy and the darker moments with ease, and her voice for Six Thirty, the family dog, is a small delight.
You will love it if
Book club listeners and fans of witty historical fiction
Maybe skip it if
Readers sensitive to depictions of sexual assault, which appear early
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Reviewed by Ilyas Jan · Updated October 24, 2026 · Cover via Open Library Covers API, shown unedited
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