Hi ForeverBookers, How are you all today? I hope you’re well. I’ve just finished reading The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner and I loved it. It was very captivating to read. It’s not my usual genre, a mystery/thriller, so I’m surprised that I did love it so much! Also it’s not part of a series, and I normally tend to enjoy those more because you’re with the characters for longer. That’s not to say I didn’t love the characters here, because I did. It just wrapped up well. The Lost Apothecary centres around three women, Nella, Caroline and Eliza. Nella is the apothecary, “ a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs” in history, according to Google. She is the character we follow first. Then there’s Caroline, an American, who goes on a break from her marriage to England. And finally there’s Eliza, a young girl that becomes an apprentice like figure to Nella. The cast of characters is very small, which I liked. It’s interesting just looking into the lives of specific characters,
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