![]() ![]() *links provided for convenience, not as part of any affiliate programmeĪlthough a conscious escape from ‘ spinsterhood and all the humiliations that went with it’, Rebecca Palmer’s marriage to pharmacist, Alexander, is not what she anticipated. ![]() Published: 5 th April 2018 Genre: Historical FictionĪ.uk ǀ ǀ .uk (supporting UK bookshops) He soon discovers that even the most promising experiments can have unforeseen and deadly consequences…įormat: ebook, paperback (400 pp.) Publisher: Corvus Books Meanwhile, Alexander’s desire to profit from his invention leads him down a dangerous path that blurs science, passion, and death. Rebecca’s journey into addiction takes her further into her past, and her first, lost love, while Alexander looks on, curiously observing his wife’s descent. ![]() As Rebecca struggles to maintain her dignity in the face of his infidelity and strange sexual desires, Alexander tries to pacify her so-called hysteria with a magical new chemical creation. But her ideal is turns to ashes when she discovers her husband is not what he seems. When Rebecca Palmer’s new husband opens a pharmacy in Victorian Edinburgh, she expects to live the life of a well-heeled gentlewoman. ![]()
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