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The Apothecary's Daughter

By: Charlotte Betts
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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1665: Susannah Leyton has grown up behind the counter of her father's apothecary shop in bustling Fleet Street. A skilled student - the resinous scents of lavender, rosemary, liquorice, and turpentine run in her blood - her father has granted her the freedom to pursue her considerable talents. But Susannah is dealt a shocking blow when her widowed father marries again, and her new stepmother seems determined to remove her from the apothecary shop for good.

A proposal of marriage from the charming Henry Savage seems to offer Susannah an escape. But as the plague sweeps through London, tragedy strikes, and dark secrets from her husband's past begin to unfold. It will take all of Susannah's courage and passion to save herself from tragedy.

2011, Romance Reader Award, Short-listed

2011, Romantic Novel of the Year, Winner

2013, Romantic Novelists' Association Awards, Winner

©2011 Charlotte Betts (P)2012 Soundings Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Marriage Feel-Good

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Critic reviews

"Romantic, engaging, and hugely satisfying. This is one of those novels that makes you feel like you've travelled back in time" (Katie Fforde)
"A vivid tale of love in a time of fire, plague and prejudice" (Katherine Webb, best-selling author of The Legacy)
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I enjoyed this book thoroughly although some of the descriptions of the plague victims and the death carts carrying the deceased to the pits were a little graphic. The overall story was really enjoyable and relatively light hearted and kept me engrossed until the end and there were just enough villain's in the piece to make it interesting. This is the second of Charlotte Betts books that I've listened to and I shall happily download another.

The narrator, Ann Dover, also played a brilliant part in bringing the book to life and managed to play both male and female voices convincingly.

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Brilliant easy to listen book, giving a great insight to life of the time, did not want it to finish, going to start next book straight away.

What a fantastic read

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I really enjoyed this book from beginning to end. I will admit that the ending was obvious but its just a nice listen. You get lost in the story and really feel for the main character. I really enjoy Alison Weir and Philippa Gregory and this is a bit on the same lines. The author uses fictional characters within real historical events. I would recommend this book.

Loved it

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I loved this story, and the narrator does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life. It is a love story, but not 'too soppy', though the ending is a little predictable. You get a good sense of what it must have been like living in London at this terrible time - the horrors and fears, grief and desperation, the ideas that people had about where the plague was coming from, how to avoid it and treat it, and what it was like to be confined in a plague-house, etc. I really enjoyed it and I'll be looking out for this author again.

Step back into Plague-ridden London ...

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Lots of twists and turns. Very enjoyable. Good narration. Charlotte Betts tells a convincing story.

Gripping story set during the great plague

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