I picked up this one from Book of the Month again, but it took months for me to get around to reading it. Once I did, it took me another few days to get into it. It’s not my normal style of book, and while I did look forward to understanding what it took for a black woman to exist in New York in the early 1900s, I struggled to get engaged. Spoilers ahead.
This particular book pulled me in pretty quickly, opening with Nella sitting in her London apothecary shop in 1791, waiting for her newest client. I immediately enjoyed the way she processed things, and I absolutely enjoyed learning about Eliza as well. While the book doesn’t go into immediate detail about either of the characters, it was fun to read how they interacted with each other, … Continue reading The Lost Apothecary
