My Youngest Reader?

This charming drawing was sent to me by 11 year old Emilie Buckingham who read and enjoyed The Apothecary’s Daughter, whilst finding out about the plague for her school homework. Set in the old apothecary shop, Emilie shows the walls lined with gallypots and little drawers of herb and remedies. Susannah, looking rather solemn, no …

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The new ‘Perfume’

Waterstones in the Oracle, Reading, recommend The Apothecary’s Daughter as the ‘new’ Perfume by Patrick Suskind. Now that’s a comparison I’m very happy to live with!

The Painter’s Apprentice – cover image

It’s almost impossible to imagine my delight when a heavy package arrived for me just now. It contained a hardback and a trade paperback, fresh from the printers, of The Apothecary’s Daughter.