The Apothecary’s Daughter
By June Davies
A wintry Yorkshire hill town in the 1800s; the arrival of a
mysterious stranger from South Carolina, the disappearance of a precious family
keepsake, an old tale about a hidden hoard of medieval silver and jewels . . . The apothecary's
daughter, Keziah Sephton, is swiftly enmeshed in a shocking spiral of
deception, betrayal, ruthless ambition – and
cold-blooded murder.
Excerpt
Dusk was falling as Keziah Sephton moved
about her father’s apothecary, turning up the whale oil lamps just a touch more
before fetching the wooden steps and clambering up to dust the shelf of
bottles, flasks, phials, pots and jars. She’d no sooner started than the
polished brass bell above the shop door jingled and twisting around atop the
shelf-ladder, Keziah glanced down over her shoulder.
“Oh,” she sighed, her
forehead creasing into a frown as she caught hold of her black skirts with one
hand and descended the ladder’s worn-smooth steps. “It’s you, George.”
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The Apothecary’s Daughter
June Davies
June Davies was born in an old house
overlooking the Lancashire coastline, and the seashore finds its way into many
of her stories.
Sometimes, as in The Dog Star, the
sea is a powerful force driving the inhabitants of 19th Century Monks Quay,
while in other tales like In Destiny's Wake, it has a gentler presence, yet
still influences the characters and their lives.
History has intrigued her since
schooldays, and when as a mature student she read History at University of
Liverpool, she says it was like being given a passport to travel through time!
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