I won this book through Readers first for an honest review.
I had very high hopes for this book when I came across my first impression of it. It called out a good read and interesting plot. While others might find the story line rather interesting, I'm afraid that I struggled through nearly the whole book until I reached the last few chapters when things got more interesting for myself.
Some of the subjects which was brought up within the book was subjects that I felt uneasy with which might have the same affect with other people, so be careful with that when it comes to reading it.
Since the book is set in the 1800's, you have the typical the husband rules over the house and wife and controls most aspects within the home and the wife's social life. Alexander is Rachel's husband, he owns a pharmacy, and with a good friend starts to experiment on a new drug which they hope to present before the society.
To try the new wonder drug on people, Alexander decides to use his own wife as a test subject. Giving her doses of salts which she soon becomes dependent on and often begs her husband to 'have her medicine.'
But it isn't long before Rachel and her friend Eva soon find out what her husband is really up too, in turn, Rachel turns around and started to fight back against the man who had taken her in and married her after her father's death. Hoping for a happy life, Rachel is blind to her husbands actions until she finds out and starts to unravel his plans for the future.
I had very high hopes for this book when I came across my first impression of it. It called out a good read and interesting plot. While others might find the story line rather interesting, I'm afraid that I struggled through nearly the whole book until I reached the last few chapters when things got more interesting for myself.
Some of the subjects which was brought up within the book was subjects that I felt uneasy with which might have the same affect with other people, so be careful with that when it comes to reading it.
Since the book is set in the 1800's, you have the typical the husband rules over the house and wife and controls most aspects within the home and the wife's social life. Alexander is Rachel's husband, he owns a pharmacy, and with a good friend starts to experiment on a new drug which they hope to present before the society.
To try the new wonder drug on people, Alexander decides to use his own wife as a test subject. Giving her doses of salts which she soon becomes dependent on and often begs her husband to 'have her medicine.'
But it isn't long before Rachel and her friend Eva soon find out what her husband is really up too, in turn, Rachel turns around and started to fight back against the man who had taken her in and married her after her father's death. Hoping for a happy life, Rachel is blind to her husbands actions until she finds out and starts to unravel his plans for the future.