4/7/2023 0 Comments Mypublisher photo book reviewIt makes it feel less like murder and more like a way out of a bad situation. I hope, at that point, that the reader is able to see the perspective of another victim and how they’re using this the shop of poisons as a last resort. I think you quickly see that when Eliza, her 12-year-old customer, arrives at the shop, and we learn why Eliza is purchasing poison from the apothecary. So in a way, the motive behind her for killing is actually somewhat pure and good. But even more important than that, how she was setting out to help women who had also been betrayed and felt that they had no other resources available to them. ![]() What I aimed to do over the course of the novel is help the reader understand why the apothecary was so vengeful and the emotional wounds she had from her own betrayals in her life. I knew from the very early pages of the book that I was going to have to help the reader understand why she was doing this, and also show a softer side to the apothecary. She’s planning to poison someone for the purpose of killing them. The book opens with her in her hidden apothecary shop and it’s very dark and has a sinister feeling, and the reader quickly learns on page one that the apothecary is pulling together a poison. When I began writing the story, I knew that I wanted Nella the apothecary to be somewhat morally gray. Did you feel you were taking a risk by choosing this sort of central character? Jenny Wheeler: The Lost Apothecary has had remarkable success as a debut novel, and it’s surprising in one sense in that your protagonist is not necessarily a person people might automatically warm to, because she’s a female serial killer. I’m thrilled to be here talking with you today. Sarah Penner: Thank you so much, Jenny, for having me. Jenny Wheeler: Hello there, Sarah and welcome to the show. What follows is a “near as” transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions.
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