![]() ![]() The plot was great – the plot twists at the end I just didn’t see coming and I really liked the overall plot line. This book was an interesting combination of historical fiction and a contemporary viewpoint. The cover on this book looked so intriguing, as did the book description, so I was excited to get the chance to read this. My review: I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest and fair review. ![]() My rating: 3.75 stars out of a scale of 5 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. Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. ![]()
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