Klassen blends her tale well each ingredient-romance, friendship, healing arts, mystery-is measured to produce a lively, lengthy tale that will satisfy Regency aficionados and general readers, too. She takes over the apothecary shop-illegal, because a woman could not dispense medicine-and begins again thanks to her father's former assistant Francis Baylor. Will Roger Bromley propose? What about the timid physician Adam Graves? And the dastardly Roderick Marlow? Will her humble origins ruin her chances of a good match? Complications ensue as Lillian is called home when word comes of her father's ill health. She leaves behind a handicapped brother, friends, her lonely father and memories of her lost mother, but finds that London holds its own troubles. Although she is courted by several young gentlemen, her status as the.
Lillian Haswell yearns to leave her father's apothecary shop in their small town and happily accepts an invitation to live in London. When relatives of her mother visit, Lilly is given the chance to leave her small country village to taste life in London. , was a Christy Award finalist, and her new Regency promises the same thanks to fine storytelling and knowledge of the apothecary's art. While she vies for village prominence, three men vie for her heart.
Klassen's debut novel, Lady of Milkweed Manor The Apothecarys Daughter A Novel by Julie Klassen ebook 1 of 1 copy available Borrow Read a sample Add to wish list Add to history Description Details Reviews In this regency romance, Lillian must run her fathers apothecary when he falls ill. Author: Julie Klassen First Release: 2007 ISBN: 978-0764204791 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Buy now 1 The Apothecarys Daughter Lillian Haswell, brilliant daughter of the local apothecary, yearns for more adventure and experience than life in her fathers shop and their small village provides.
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