Bibliograph

The lost apothecary, a novel, Sarah Penner

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The lost apothecary, a novel, Sarah Penner

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The lost apothecary

Responsibility statement

Sarah Penner

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. 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 jeopardised 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

Target audience

adult

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