Description
A nobleman and his wife, an apothecary nun, an astronomer-mathematician, an inquisitor, a poet who is both lover and villain, a portraitist, a queen and loyal servants deftly act out a beautiful drama of tantalizing relationships.
They take up their roles in castle and convent; some are surrounded by ornate interiors, garbed in velvets and silks, garlanded with precious jewels, while others abide in simple space devoid of art or representation, dressed in plain linens and dull calicos.
The Apothecary's Daughter is a wondrous tale, rendered in beautiful and erotic prose and poetry, stitched through with rich imagery, humour and tenderness.
A universal story of inquisition, book burning, persecution and intolerance of new knowledge, it also depicts trade and exotic travel, both across the surface of the earth and among the stars.
ISBN: 9780593051788
