In 1791, there was a pharmacy hidden in a dark alley in London. There was a mysterious female pharmacist named Naila, who dispensed medicines for women who had been hurt by men. Naira has two principles: first, poison should never be used to harm another woman; second, the purchaser and the victim must be registered. One day, Naila's life is suddenly threatened when her new customer, a twelve-year-old girl named Eliza, makes a fatal mistake...
In the 21st century, Caroline, an aspiring historian, discovers that her husband has cheated on her. Heartbroken, she travels to London to spend her tenth wedding anniversary alone. Perhaps as fate would have it, when she and her tour group were clearing a ditch near the Thames, they discovered an ancient potion bottle. She could not resist the investigation, and the unsolved "pharmacist murder case" more than 200 years ago slowly surfaced...
Everyone is a passer-by in other people's lives, but after a brief encounter, they invisibly change or subvert other people's lives. Life is full of ambush, no one is your God, you can only redeem yourself. Mysterious pharmacy, dark bear alley, apothecary, magic, revenge, moral judgment...
A hundred people will have a hundred insights after reading it. Everyone will find themselves in this story, those things about loss and love.
Reader comments
Oh, that's great! I love this book so much! A secret exclusive to women! I don't think any of the protagonists did anything wrong. The pharmacist, one of the protagonists, did kill many lives, but this was unavoidable. Besides, why couldn't they deserve it? As an adult who has done such a dirty thing, perhaps death is not the best punishment, but this does not mean that they can escape punishment, no matter who it is or when.
Oh, that's great! I love this book so much! A secret exclusive to women! I don't think any of the protagonists did anything wrong. The pharmacist, one of the protagonists, did kill many lives, but this was unavoidable. Besides, why couldn't they deserve it? As an adult who has done such a dirty thing, perhaps death is not the best punishment, but this does not mean that they can escape punishment, no matter who it is or when.