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The Apothecary's Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity
346 pages, Paperback
Published February 3, 2026
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About the author
Karen Bloom Gevirtz
11 books4 followersScholar of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British texts of all kinds, specializing in gender, History of Science, and History of Medicine. Former full professor of English, Gender Studies and Medical Humanities. Loves astronomy, fun socks, and the smell of herbs in the sunshine.
"A lively medical, scientific, and economic history." -- Kirkus Review
THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND HOW IT BECAME A COMMODITY is one of Kirkus Review's "Best Nonfiction Books of 2024"!
THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE is available on Bookshop.org, Amazon, and at your local indepedent bookstore! On shelves in November 2024 from Head of Zeus/University of California Press.
"A lively medical, scientific, and economic history." -- Kirkus Review
THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND HOW IT BECAME A COMMODITY is one of Kirkus Review's "Best Nonfiction Books of 2024"!
THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE is available on Bookshop.org, Amazon, and at your local indepedent bookstore! On shelves in November 2024 from Head of Zeus/University of California Press.
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