The Lost Apothecary
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4.1 • 696 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Don't miss the exclusive collector's edition of THE LOST APOTHECARY featuring shimmering gold foil cover decorating, intricate butterfly sprayed edges, and gorgeously designed endpapers. Available January 7, 2025.
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD!
“A bold, edgy, accomplished debut!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code
A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to the Lost Apothecary…
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 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, 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.
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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
As the characters in this brilliant historical drama know all too well, society has rarely allowed women to be powerful—instead, they’ve had to be deadly. Newly heartbroken and betrayed, the novel’s heroine, Nella, turns her apothecary business toward a darker purpose, secretly concocting poisons to help women free themselves from the vile, abusive men in their lives. But when a 12-year-old girl walks into Nella’s shop, she threatens to send the whole enterprise crashing down. Sarah Penner smartly jumps back and forth in time between 1790s London and the modern era, where a historian named Caroline is discovering the high-stakes tension of Nella’s story. A trio of narrators give Penner’s characters strong, empowering voices and really make us feel the heartache and sadness they go through. Brilliantly interwoven with both dark themes of guilt and revenge and uplifting messages of friendship and hope, The Lost Apothecary is hard to stop listening to…and even harder to stop thinking about.
Customer Reviews
Intriguing
Read this twice. It Would make a good mystery movie. In an old city there may be hidden treasure- even 200 years old!
Good story but lousy narration
Good story but lousy narration and terrible accents! It was almost painful at times. I wish I had just read the actual book.
Great Read
Creepy. Twisty. Intriguing.