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Sarah Penner

Sarah Penner is the author of The Lost Apothecary, The London Séance Society and The Amalfi Curse. The Lost Elixir returns to characters and the London setting of her debut.

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Historical Fiction4 May 2027 · US

The Lost Elixir

Penner returns to The Lost Apothecary through an adult Eliza and a second investigation across two periods. The link to the earlier novel is explicit, while the elixir creates a new conflict over memory, motherhood and control.