The secret pharmacy

A forgotten history, an underground network of women, a poisonous legacy of revenge. Welcome to the secret pharmacy. Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, it carries out some very special orders for its clientele. Women from all over town are whispering about a mysterious woman, Nella, who sells well-hidden poisons to use against their oppressive husbands. But Nella's dark world will begin to be in danger when her youngest client, twelve-year-old Elaiza, makes a fatal mistake. Two hundred years later, aspiring historian Caroline Parswell discovers an ancient apothecary's bottle in the Thames and seizes the opportunity to investigate its provenance in an attempt to forget her unfaithful husband's horrific betrayal. But when she discovers the connection between the bottle and the apothecary's centuries-long unsolved murders, Caroline's troubled present collides with an explosive story that ties her fate to that of Nella and Eliza, and takes an unexpected turn that breaks through the barrier of time. The book has been translated into 40 languages ​​and will be adapted into a television series by Fox. They said of the book: “A story about a quiet network of women helping each other in a world turned against them. Penner convincingly presents three heroines in two different eras... A bold, distinctive, complete debut!” –Kate Quinn, author of the bestsellers The Alice Network and The Hitler Hunter "Penner's debut spellbound me... Immersive and highly original." –Fiona Davis, New York Times best-selling author "A riveting story that grips you." –Library Journal “The Secret Apothecary is a book-poison… A gripping story of mystery, death, loyalty and betrayal, unfolding between present and past revealing the heartbeats and lost dreams of the three central characters. It surprises you until the last paragraph." - NPR

Category: History - Period
Pages: 376
Dimensions: 14 x 20.5 cm.
Color: Monochrome
Cover: Soft