320 pages | Hardcover

In this addictive and spectacularly imagined debut, a female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged themsetting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course. Pitched as Kate Morton meetsThe Miniaturist,The Lost Apothecaryis a bold work of historical fiction with a rebellious twist that heralds the coming of an explosive new talent.

INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER

Named Most Anticipated of 2021 byNewsweek,Good Housekeeping,Hello!magazine, Oprah.com, Bustle, Popsugar, Betches, Sweet July, and GoodReads!

March 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick

A bold, edgy, accomplished debut! Kate Quinn,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Alice Network

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 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 fateand not everyone will survive.

With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight,The Lost Apothecaryis a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.