In 1824, Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. When 24-year-old Ada Winters — poor, peculiar and brilliant — uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family’s financial struggles. Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to […]
The Hemlock Cure by Joanne Burn
Eyam in 1665. Mae, the apothecary’s daughter, reads her pious father’s books at night. Isabel, the village midwife, has secrets, too; some think her skill with herbs comes close to witchcraft. When Mae makes a horrifying discovery she turns to Isabel, putting both their lives in danger. And a new threat is creeping towards them […]