Coming Events:
Book Group
Next month’s selection is The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
Meets: Tuesday, Jan 21 @1:30pm
Location: Home of: Shannon Frisinger, 504 Atkins Ct, Benicia
Available: **Public Libraries may be CLOSED for
2 weeks starting December 21 – Jan 3, 2025**
(AND their Link+ option)
A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to the Lost Apothecary…
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.
With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time. (Amazon)
FUTURE SELECTIONS
February 18 – Kingmaker, Sonia Purnell (Barbara)
March 18 – A Grave in the Woods, Martin Walker (Cynthia)
April 15 – Solito, Javier Zamora (Jan
May 20 – The Measure, Nikki Erlick (Debbie)
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