The Secret Poison Shop

1791. On a cold February evening in the back alleys of a small London lane, Nella waits in her apothecary shop for a new customer. Once a healer, she now uses her knowledge to help desperate women free themselves from men who have treated them cruelly and deceitfully. That evening, instead of a customer, a twelve-year-old Eliza appears at her doorstep, and this encounter leads to unexpected events that endanger Nella herself and all the women whose names she carefully keeps in her journal. Present day. Caroline Parswell has sacrificed much for her family, most importantly her career as a researcher. And now, on the eve of her wedding anniversary, she learns of her husband's infidelity and heads to London to distract herself and regain her composure. Caroline wanders aimlessly through the city, delving deeper into her thoughts. And unexpectedly, she finds a small ancient vial on the banks of the Thames.