TY - BOOK AU - Penner,Sarah TI - The Lost Apothecary SN - 9780778311010 PY - 2021///] CY - Toronto, Ontario PB - Park Row Books KW - Pharmacists KW - Fiction KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - Poisons KW - Secrecy KW - Revenge KW - Secret societies KW - Drugstores KW - London (England) KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft KW - Detective and mystery fiction N2 - 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 apothecarys 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 apothecarys in a stunning twist of fate --and not everyone will survive ER -