• The Apothecary's Daughter

  • By: Julie Klassen
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (815 ratings)

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The Apothecary's Daughter

By: Julie Klassen
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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Publisher's summary

In this poignant Regency gem by Christy Award finalist Julie Klassen, Lillian longs to soar beyond her provincial limits.

After enjoying London's sophisticated society and the attentions of wealthy suitors, Lilly returns home to help her ailing dad. Determined to resurrect his apothecary business, Lilly labors tirelessly - praying her family's secrets and her rivals' schemes won't cloud her future.

©2008 Julie Klassen (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

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"...an emotionally compelling and quietly powerful tale." ( Booklist)

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Endearing and lovely!

Julie Klassen does it again! I so enjoy each character as the story unfolds. It was interesting to learn of how epilepsy was looked at during that time. I have MS, Lyme disease, and Epilepsy so this story hit home for me. I enjoyed how Lily grew up through each event, trial and tribulation. Figuring out who she is and what exactly she wanted. Sometimes it takes fumbling everything up and losing everything to see with any clarity. Such a great read. I am glad Lilly realized the love she always needed had been there all along. Beautiful story of compassion, exploration and discovery and love!

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Wonderful!

Such a delightful tale, full of historical facts that are quite interestingly woven into a story taking many twists and turns, which make for a fascinating read.

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slow and good




This book is a good book. The problem is that the story is slow.

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Twists

you never know who she will end up with or what answers she will find

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A good listen

I bought this because of other books by Julie Klassen. Feel the book is little cumbersome, I did not enjoy this as much as "Lady of Milkweed Manor" or "The Girl in the Gatehouse."

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Sweet story

This was a sweet and wholesome story with beautiful characters. The narration was lovely as well

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Enjoyable.

Slow at the start but fun characters well developed. Nice to not have a predictable ending in the first few chapters.

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Always enjoy strong female characters

Enjoyed the story and the characters. I do wish the narrator did not portray younger characters as older voices.

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A fun read! (listen)

A great romantic story made even better by the talented voice of Davina Porter.

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Well done!

I found the story to be engaging and enlightening. I would recommend it to those who enjoy historical fiction.

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