The Lost Apothecary Summary
Sarah Penner

The Lost Apothecary Overview

In Sarah Penner's novel, The Lost Apothecary, Nella Clavinger and Eliza Fanning died nearly 200 years before Caroline Parcewell visited London. However, the lives of the three women intersected in a way that changed Caroline’s life forever. Still reeling from her husband’s infidelity, Caroline rediscovered her love of history and research after she found an old apothecary’s vial near the River Thames. Themes in the novel include women’s relationships, betrayal and revenge, and magic versus natural remedies.