Shelf Obsessed - Semmes Library Adult Book Club

Audience: Adults

Additional Info: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner takes the reader to the hidden depths of eighteenth-century London, where a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientèle. The apothecary's fate is jeopardized when the newest patron, a twelve-year-old girl, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago. Her life collides with the apothecary’s story in a stunning twist of fate, and not everyone will survive. (Taken directly from SAPL book description.)​