The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen
The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen
Stand alone novel
Summary:
As Lilly toils in her father's apothecary shop, preparing herbs and remedies by rote, she is haunted by memories of her mother's disappearance. Villagers whisper the tale, but her father refuses to discuss it. All the while, she dreams of the world beyond—of travel and adventure and romance.
When a relative offers to host her in London, Lilly discovers the pleasures and pitfalls of fashionable society and suitors, as well as clues about her mother. But will Lilly find what she is searching for—the truth of the past and a love for the future?
Opening Lines:
I remember it clearly, although it was years ago now. For I remember everything.
The year was 1810. I was a girl of fifteen, standing on the arched Honeystreet Bridge--which I often did when I was not needed in Father's shop--gazing upon the brightly painted boats that floated past. There a blue barge, and there a yellow-and-white narrowboat. In reality, I was searching. Searching the face of every person on every narrowboat that passed by on the newly completed K and A Canal. There were not many women, but a few. For though men worked the canals as pilots, navigators, and merchants, entire families sometimes lived aboard--as wives and children made for less costly crews.
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