02184cam a2200433 i 4500 489363890 TxAuBib 20210225120000.0 210212s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780778311010 hbk. 0778311015 hbk. 9780778311973 PAP 077831197X PAP (OCoLC)1224587794 TxAuBib rda Penner, Sarah,. The lost apothecary / Sarah Penner. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Park Row Books, [2021] 301 pages : map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A novel"--Jacket. Includes recipes. "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"-- Provided by publisher. 20250721. jz. Murder Investigation Fiction. Poisons Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Revenge Fiction. Secret societies Fiction. Drugstores Fiction. Historical fiction. Detective and mystery stories. London (England) History 18th century Fiction. London (England) Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction.