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# The Apothecary's Daughter

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Review: A Lovely English Romance - This story is an English period romance with a delightful mixture of daunting circumstances and inspiring victories that leaves you feeling that we can rise above any situation with perseverance and prayer. I must say that the sparse insertions of Christian aspects & practices was a little disappointing to me, but it is very wholesome, & proves you don't need to include sex & obscenities to create a very good, believable & compelling story. Julie Klassen's characters, setting & story line are so detailed & believable, you feel like you're actually taking part rather than just reading about it. Her details of life in those days & of the apothecary's trade show that she has done her homework, & I am pleased but not surprised by its many above average ratings. Living in the tiny, quaint village of Bedsley Priors would lead you to expect the characters' lives to be idyllic & nearly perfect as well, but this is definitely not the case. Mr. Haswell is an apothecary whose wife has left him three years previously for reasons largely unknown & with no clue when or if she will ever return..He has struggled alone to raise & care for their two children while running his busy apothecary shop, the only one in the village. His lovely young daughter Lilly has been a quick study in the apothecary business, with excellent abilities & memory. Unknown to Lilly, her father's young apprentice with whom she has practically grown up has fallen in love with her. He tries to show, & even to tell her, but his shyness & feelings of inadequacy prevent him from making his feelings known. Lilly's brother Charlie, though a bit too slow mentally to become an apothecary delights in gardening & watching things grow. An invitation for Lilly to stay with her aunt & uncle in London brings some big changes both to Lilly herself & to her family, giving her a taste of life's finer things, as well as some fine romantic possibilities. It also forces her to face some difficult situations & make some tough decisions, culminating with her necessity to return home to discover her family & the shop in great turmoil. Just when it seems there is no way out, God "makes a way where there seems to be no way" to help set things right again. While the end of the story was what I expected & hoped for, some surprising plot twists prevented the "I knew it" feeling, & also kept this charming story interesting & compelling from beginning to end. I highly recommend it, especially for fans of English period fiction.
Review: Not my favorite Klassen, but still an enjoyable read - The story line of The Apothecary's Daughter really held my interest. I was eager to see what was coming up next, and as usual Klassen gives attention to historical detail without becoming too tedious. I loved all of the tidbits about how apothecaries worked, the ailments and remedies used to treat them. The main problem for me is the development of the main character, Lilly.`I felt like she was somewhat inconsistent. It may have been an effort to keep the reader guessing about which suitor she would choose, but at times it came across as fickle & unrealistic. There was a fine line between Lilly being confused about her feelings and appearing to be interested in more than one person. I would have just preferred a little more constancy on that note. On the other hand, over the course of the novel, Lilly really changes and matures. At the outset of the story, she is so eager to make her season in London a success, and I think that blinds her a bit to what type of person she really wants to be and also what type of person that she wants to marry. I just felt like her "feelings" for one particular suitor were left in question for too long, after it was perfectly clear that he was not the one for her. Toward the end, she learns to be content with her life and realizes that what she wanted was right there all along. I liked going on that journey with her and was very pleased with the ending. While it was happy, the happiness did not come cheaply, as so often is the case with real life. At this point, I've read all of Klassen's novel, with the exception of the to-be-released title, of course, and while I enjoyed it, I have to say that it is my least favorite simply because of some of the character issues that Lilly created at times in the story. Other than those few instances, I was well pleased with this read. There was even an element of surprise to the ending, which I really enjoyed. Recommended for those who have enjoyed Klassen's other novels and historical novels that are on the clean side.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #547,157 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #591 in Christian Historical Romance #2,084 in Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance (Books) #2,090 in Christian Historical Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,364) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 1.04 x 8.5 inches |
| Edition  | Original |
| ISBN-10  | 0764204807 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0764204807 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 416 pages |
| Publication date  | January 1, 2009 |
| Publisher  | Bethany House Publishers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Lovely English Romance
*by M***S on February 21, 2014*

This story is an English period romance with a delightful mixture of daunting circumstances and inspiring victories that leaves you feeling that we can rise above any situation with perseverance and prayer. I must say that the sparse insertions of Christian aspects & practices was a little disappointing to me, but it is very wholesome, & proves you don't need to include sex & obscenities to create a very good, believable & compelling story. Julie Klassen's characters, setting & story line are so detailed & believable, you feel like you're actually taking part rather than just reading about it. Her details of life in those days & of the apothecary's trade show that she has done her homework, & I am pleased but not surprised by its many above average ratings. Living in the tiny, quaint village of Bedsley Priors would lead you to expect the characters' lives to be idyllic & nearly perfect as well, but this is definitely not the case. Mr. Haswell is an apothecary whose wife has left him three years previously for reasons largely unknown & with no clue when or if she will ever return..He has struggled alone to raise & care for their two children while running his busy apothecary shop, the only one in the village. His lovely young daughter Lilly has been a quick study in the apothecary business, with excellent abilities & memory. Unknown to Lilly, her father's young apprentice with whom she has practically grown up has fallen in love with her. He tries to show, & even to tell her, but his shyness & feelings of inadequacy prevent him from making his feelings known. Lilly's brother Charlie, though a bit too slow mentally to become an apothecary delights in gardening & watching things grow. An invitation for Lilly to stay with her aunt & uncle in London brings some big changes both to Lilly herself & to her family, giving her a taste of life's finer things, as well as some fine romantic possibilities. It also forces her to face some difficult situations & make some tough decisions, culminating with her necessity to return home to discover her family & the shop in great turmoil. Just when it seems there is no way out, God "makes a way where there seems to be no way" to help set things right again. While the end of the story was what I expected & hoped for, some surprising plot twists prevented the "I knew it" feeling, & also kept this charming story interesting & compelling from beginning to end. I highly recommend it, especially for fans of English period fiction.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not my favorite Klassen, but still an enjoyable read
*by B***H on July 23, 2012*

The story line of The Apothecary's Daughter really held my interest. I was eager to see what was coming up next, and as usual Klassen gives attention to historical detail without becoming too tedious. I loved all of the tidbits about how apothecaries worked, the ailments and remedies used to treat them. The main problem for me is the development of the main character, Lilly.`I felt like she was somewhat inconsistent. It may have been an effort to keep the reader guessing about which suitor she would choose, but at times it came across as fickle & unrealistic. There was a fine line between Lilly being confused about her feelings and appearing to be interested in more than one person. I would have just preferred a little more constancy on that note. On the other hand, over the course of the novel, Lilly really changes and matures. At the outset of the story, she is so eager to make her season in London a success, and I think that blinds her a bit to what type of person she really wants to be and also what type of person that she wants to marry. I just felt like her "feelings" for one particular suitor were left in question for too long, after it was perfectly clear that he was not the one for her. Toward the end, she learns to be content with her life and realizes that what she wanted was right there all along. I liked going on that journey with her and was very pleased with the ending. While it was happy, the happiness did not come cheaply, as so often is the case with real life. At this point, I've read all of Klassen's novel, with the exception of the to-be-released title, of course, and while I enjoyed it, I have to say that it is my least favorite simply because of some of the character issues that Lilly created at times in the story. Other than those few instances, I was well pleased with this read. There was even an element of surprise to the ending, which I really enjoyed. Recommended for those who have enjoyed Klassen's other novels and historical novels that are on the clean side.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flawless Fiction
*by A***Y on April 29, 2010*

I will start by saying that I am NOT a reader of "Christian Fiction", or I should rephrase that and say I WASN'T - and incidentally, that is the only proselytizing going on in relation to this book. Several reviewers have tagged it as such and I do not agree. In fact, there was nothing overtly religious in this book other than the fact that the characters mentioned praying to God a few times. One of the reasons I enjoyed the book so much is because it was clean, no lurid sex scenes or vulgarity, no crude language or violence, just a perfectly written, believable, engaging and sweet story of family, life and love. And unlike most romance novels, it wasn't clear until the very end which suitor was going to win out over the others, I kept changing my mind about who it would be! I also really enjoyed the true history and details of The Worshipful Society of Apothocaries and the Regency Era (of which I am a huge fan). Many of the readers who have reviewed the book here received the Kindle version of this book free. I am not one of them. I paid the full price of 9.99 and do not for one second regret doing so. It was worth every penny. The minute I finished this book on my Kindle, I got on amazon.com and got another Julie Klassen book (The Lady of Milkweed Manor). I am a new and very enthusiastic fan of Julie Klassen (one of many I am sure). I hope she writes fast :)

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