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Sarah Penner is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary and The London Séance Society. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages and her debut, The Lost Apothecary, has sold over one million copies worldwide.

A graduate of the University of Kansas, Sarah spent thirteen years in corporate finance and now writes full-time. In her free time, Sarah enjoys hiking, yoga, and cooking. She also sits on the Board of Directors at her local animal shelter, Friends of Strays. Sarah and her husband, Marc, live in Florida.

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	The Lost Apothecary 3.76 avg rating — 493,249 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The London Séance Society 3.48 avg rating — 69,295 ratings — published 2023 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amalfi Curse 3.83 avg rating — 41,832 ratings — published 2025 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conjurer's Wife 3.82 avg rating — 9,502 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Apothecary (Paperback) & The London Séance Society (Hardcover) by Sarah Penner, Set of 2 Books by Sarah Penner (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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IYCMI, we recently revealed the cover of my third book, The Amalfi Curse, coming April 2025!

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Shipwrecks. Sunken secrets. Forbidden lovers. And a coven of witches with unsurpassed power over the sea.

Set along the dazzling, sun-drenched Amalfi coast in both 1821 and present-day, The Amalfi Curse is full of magic, mystery, and--no surprise here--plenty of twists!

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“First, there was trust. Then, there was betrayal. You cannot have one without the other. You cannot be betrayed by someone you do not trust ... what you have learned is the same heart-wrenching journey of every woman to whom I have sold a poison. And it is, indeed, the same path for me.”
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“First, there was trust. Then, there was betrayal. You cannot have one without the other. You cannot be betrayed by someone you do not trust.”
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The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (368 pp)

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Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck (411 pp)

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The Devils by Joe Abercrombie (560 pp)

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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (183 pp)

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