TY - BOOK AU - Penner,Sarah TI - The lost apothecary SN - 9780778311010 U1 - 813.6 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Toronto, Ontario PB - Park Row Books KW - Pharmacists KW - Fiction KW - Drugstores KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - Women KW - Conduct of life KW - Secrecy KW - Poisons KW - Revenge KW - Fate and fatalism KW - London (England) KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Detective and mystery stories KW - lcgft KW - Historical fiction N1 - Includes recipes N2 - 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 ER -