"We're looking for three hot water bottles," my father told him. And if I was anything like Katherine Hepburn, it was in the scenes where she's being a giant pest. I was no witty, patient, adaptable Jane Austen. It's safe to say I was not graceful about the move to London. Danger, action, drama, mystery and a hint of first love. When Benjamin discovers his father's big-big secret, a secret that Janie gets drawn into as well, the novel becomes quirky and fantastical. What he spies one Saturday, changes everything.for it leads them a little too close home! He likes to play chess in the park and "spy" on a Russian man. There are some delightfully descriptive passages that are just fun! The second half of the novel focuses on her friendship with Benjamin Burrows (the local apothecary's son). The first half of the novel focuses on Janie's new life: her new school, her new classes and new subjects (Latin!), her friend possibilities. I would have loved The Apothecary just as much if it had not turned magical or supernatural. But after a few weeks, Janie finds herself in the middle of an almost unbelievable adventure, an adventure that will lead her straight into danger, but also leading to her very first kiss. Our heroine, Janie, is fourteen and not so happy about the move. The year is 1952, the Scott family is moving to London, England. I enjoyed Maile Meloy's delightfully odd historical fantasy novel, The Apothecary.
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