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Books: The Time-Tested Cure for Doldrum & Tedium! 

Warning: proven side effects of reading books include critical thinking and the development of opinions.

A copy of the shadow key nestled in a basket in the museum's herb garret

Book of the Month

Our Book of the Month for May – reviewed by front of house assistant Victoria – is The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman, in which Henry Talbot, a medical professional takes on the role of physician in Penhelyg after being dismissed from Guy’s Hospital in 1783.

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