The Apothecary's Daughter
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Findabair from St. Hanshaugen bydel, Oslo fylke Norway on Monday, January 1, 2007
From the back cover:
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 surrounded by ornate interiors, garbed in velvets and silks, garlanded with precious jewels: while others abide in simple space devoid of art or representation, and dressed in plain linens and dull calicos.
The Apothecary's Daughter is a wondrous tale, rendered in erotic prose and poetry, stiched 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.
I quite liked this one - beautiful descriptions and with a twist in the plot that fit very well and that took me completely by surprise.
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 surrounded by ornate interiors, garbed in velvets and silks, garlanded with precious jewels: while others abide in simple space devoid of art or representation, and dressed in plain linens and dull calicos.
The Apothecary's Daughter is a wondrous tale, rendered in erotic prose and poetry, stiched 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.
I quite liked this one - beautiful descriptions and with a twist in the plot that fit very well and that took me completely by surprise.
Released 17 yrs ago (1/2/2007 UTC) at
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Sending this to a friend with an interest in the Renaissance period, with the hopes that she'll enjoy the book and perhaps the bookcrossing concept as well?
Sending this to a friend with an interest in the Renaissance period, with the hopes that she'll enjoy the book and perhaps the bookcrossing concept as well?
Journal Entry 3 by operafantomet from -- wild release somewhere in Oslo, Oslo fylke Norway on Saturday, February 23, 2008
A dear friend sent me this book, and it's just the type of novel I love (which I'm sure she knew). It's also the kind of book I only read once, so I'm sending it out in the big world again. Happy reading!
