When Alexander opens his new pharmacy, things look rosy for him and his new wife Rebecca. But all is not as it seems.
This was a delicious tale. Love, desire,vengeance are all present. Also throw in drug addiction and you have a deadly alchemy.
Set in Victorian Edinburgh this is a gothic tale. Where men rule and women are mere chattels .
They are expected to obey men in all they say and subvert their own opinions and beliefs to the male of the species.
A story that entertains, grips and has readers shaking their head in wonder and incredulity.
A tale that has the reader smelling the atmosphere of Victorian Edinburgh.
A Edinburgh of gas lamps, horse drawn trams and carts.
The atmosphere this author has conjured up is magnificent.
You live in Edinburgh of the mid 1800's and savour every moment.
If you like the tales of Sarah Waters you will enjoy this book