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The first edition of this novel was published in august 29th 2011, and was written by maile meloy. Here, fourteenyearold janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, benjamin. This book is full of magic and sparkle, spies, evil and global. Also try tanglewreck by jeanette winterson for even more incredible goings on. Illustrator ian schoenherr really put his heart and soul into it. Maile meloy is the awardwinning author of the apothecary, as well as the adult short story collections both ways is the only way i want it and half in love, and the novels liars and saints and a family daughter. Jul 18, 2015 this is my twentyseventh book from the popsugar 2015 reading challenge list a book with magic a tale about how ma.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 362 pages and is available in hardcover format. Shappy2014 written by maile meloy read by cristin milioti format. Meloys stories have been published in the new yorker, and she. The apothecary by maile meloy is a magical adventure. Buy the apothecary book online at low prices in india the. The apothecary the apothecary series book 1 kindle. Text publishing the apothecary, book by maile meloy. Maile meloy takes this rather unique idea and rather than phoning the past in, does the necessary research, writes a compelling not to say amusing book, and the end result is a fantasy or is it science fiction. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Some social and ethical complexities may be a bit much for younger kids, e. Oct 04, 2011 listen to apothecary audiobook by maile meloy. Maile meloy is the author of the novels liars and saints and a family.
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