The Ashmole Box
Volume 3 of the Apothecary Green trilogy set in eighteenth-century Lichfield, England.
“What I enjoyed most about this book is the characterisation of not just Greene, but also his long-suffering but loyal wife Theodosia, along with the Blomefields, Greene’s cousin Samuel Johnson, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward, to name but a few of the dignitaries who Anson brings to life with such panache.”
Blurb
Providential chance brings Apothecary Richard Greene to the aid of a terribly injured man, the victim of a mantrap on a local estate.
His patient’s revelation of an astonishing Roman artefact – and its source – will threaten not only the passions and principles that drive Greene’s life but will cost the lives of all who become involved with its discovery.
Beside that unravelling thread of cruelty and greed, another, stranger, narrative begins with the arrival of The Ashmole Box to Greene’s Museum; a mystery one hundred and fifty years in the making.
As the box is opened, the veils of time separating the long-dead Ashmole and the inheritor of his legacy dissolve and intertwine. A revenant is summoned, the terrifying pointer to a discovery beyond the Apothecary’s wildest dreams.
To a place of ancient wonder whose guardian is Death.
Artist, academic and sometime bluesman, Michael Anson lives in Norfolk.
“The Ashmole Box is a tale of events in two centuries woven together to make a page turner as Mr Anson’s plots thicken.”
“Such A Familiar, Comfortable Read; Like Being Swaddled In A Blanket”
“Another highly enjoyable immersion in this series of fascinating historical dramas.”
“I’ve read all three of these books, and this one is my favourite.”
Praise for The Burning Zone (Volume 1):
“...a well-crafted, well-constructed novel ... could do for Lichfield what Cadfael did for Shrewsbury.” — Ralph James MBE, The Lichfield Mercury
“The interesting balance of fact and fiction make this a great read and a real page turner.” — Alison Smith, Express and Star
Praise for The Bishop's Grimoire (Volume 2):
“This is one of the most enjoyable and unputdownable books I have read in a long time … I can’t recommend this book enough.” — Marilyn Pemberton, Historical Novel Review (Editors' Choice 2022)
Published: November 2022
Paperback: 372 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1913825584
Dimensions: 12.7 x 3.25 x 20.32 cm
