num_pages: 362
description: Its 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son Benjamin Burrowsa fascinating boy whos not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamins father is kidnapped Janie and Benjamin must uncover the secrets of the apothecarys sacred book the Pharmacopoeia in order to find him all while keeping it out of the hands of their enemiesRussian spies in possession of nuclear weapons. Discovering and testing potions they never believed could exist Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous race to save the apothecary and prevent impending disaster.
language: English
title: The Apothecary
publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons