The Apothecary's Daughter

This was one of the books I hadn't heard of, but purchased on my Nook because it was on sale or free... When you read as much as I do, you read just about anything that is free since you don't want to spend a fortune on books.  I still frequent the library, especially since they lend ebooks too, but when I need a book instantly, I'll check out what Barnes and Noble has for free.

This was actually a cute book. Nothing earth-shattering in terms on literary genius or anything, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable story.

Set in rural England in the time where medicine was an even more inexact science and apothecaries were frequented for remedies and tonics, Lilly Haswell longs for more than being the apothecary's daughter.  While she excels in the field, she is not respected due to the fact that she is a woman.  She longs to travel the world as she believes her mother is doing. Her mother mysteriously left the family a few years prior, and she still holds onto hope that she may return. 

The story takes some unexpected turns, but Lilly ends up discovering she had everything she always wanted, she just didn't realize it yet.