Book description
An Apothecary John Rawlings Georgian mystery - Apothecary John Rawlings
has travelled to Devon to be by the side of his mistress, Elizabeth di
Lorenzi, who is due to give birth to their child. Leaving his shop - and
his new carbonated water business -; in good hands, John is presented
with a surprise on his arrival at Sidmouth Bay. While Elizabeth is
recuperating, he learns that Lady Sidmouth's daughter, Miranda, is to
marry the elderly Earl of St Austell, who is fifty-four years her senior
and has a cruel reputation. As the wedding day approaches, John feels
increasingly uneasy, and before too long his worst forebodings are
realized . . .
