Madeline Martin | The Librarian Spy

420 W. Kennedy Blvd.,Tampa FL 33606

28 August, 2022

Description

Join best selling authors Madeline Martin and Sarah Penner. Both authors focus on strong women making courageous choices in historic London, the conversation between these two riviting authors is not to be missed! The champagne bar will be open prior to the event. THE LIBRARIAN SPY by Madeline Martin, is a poignant and suspenseful historical novel inspired by the true history of America’s librarian spies of WWII. It alternates between the perspectives of an American librarian named Ava Harper who is sent to Lisbon by the U.S. government on a World War II mission and a French Resistance fighter named Elaine Rousseau in Nazi-occupied Lyon who holds the extremely precarious position of printing press operator for one of the underground newspapers. An encoded message, sent by Elaine and read by Ava, unites the two women on a risky but hopeful shared mission. THE LIBRARIAN SPY is a book that will stay with readers. The resiliency, courage, and grit of Martin’s richly developed main characters—women risking everything to defend and fight for freedom—is inspiring and resonant. THE LOST APOTHECARY by Sarah Penner A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to The Lost Apothecary… Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive. With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.