She’s infamous in London as the place to go when you’re a woman wronged - she’ll help you quickly dispose of a troublesome man in your life. In the late eighteenth century, we meet Nella, the titular apothecary. “The Lost Apothecary” is the story of two women who are working to find their own way in the world. Review: If I could list all of the plot characteristics of a book I knew I would love, almost all of the boxes would have checked by Sarah Penner’s remarkable debut novel: we’ve got feminism! London! centuries-long mystery! libraries! poisoning terrible men! In my opinion, the only that was missing was a touch of cheesy romance (I can’t help it, the personal pan pizza has made me loveeeee cheesy romance) - there was even a sassy sidekick in both of the timelines. With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time. 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. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. 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. 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.
Synopsis: Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele.
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