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Books Around the Corner: Virtual Author Visit with Sarah Penner

Online N/A, Portland

Join us a half an hour before No Shelf Control Book Club for an interview with Sarah Penner, the author of The Lost Apothecary! We will discuss The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. ABOUT THE BOOK: 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…

$27.99

Books Around the Corner: No Shelf Control Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland

Join us for our first No Shelf Control Book Club. This book club will feature books from a wide range of genres including contemporary fiction, young adult, mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and more. We will meet second Thursdays. Our April meeting of the No Shelf Control Book Club will be on April 8th at 6:30pm. We will discuss The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. About the Book: 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…

$27.99