The lost apothecary /

Penner, Sarah,

The lost apothecary / Sarah Penner. - 301 pages : map ; 24 cm

Includes recipes.

Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientèle. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary's in a stunning twist of fate, and not everyone will survive. With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, this is a subversive and intoxicating novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.

9780778311010 $38.64


Pharmacists--Fiction.
Drugstores--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Women--Conduct of life--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Poisons--Fiction.
Revenge--Fiction.
Fate and fatalism--Fiction.


London (England)--History--18th century--Fiction.


Detective and mystery stories.
Historical fiction.

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