Since Christmas is nearly here I thought you might like to read an excerpt from The Apothecary’s Daughter, which takes place on Christmas Day 1665, the year of the plague. Christmas day dawned fair and clear. Susannah scraped the ice off the inside of the bedchamber window and peered out at the snow-covered courtyard below. …
The Apothecary’s Daughter is published by Piatkus in hardback, paperback and as a Kindle e-book.
Katie Fforde said, ‘Romantic, engaging and hugely satisfying. This is one of those novels that makes you feel like you’ve travelled back in time.’
All but the poorest households employed servants, who usually lived in, sleeping in attics, kitchens and basements. Pay was low but included their keep and often their clothing. Work was hard and hours long.
I met my editor, the lovely Lucy Icke, in the elegant surroundings of The Rose Lounge at the Sofitel St James yesterday.
