{"product_id":"the-pharmacist-by-rachelle-atalla","title":"The Pharmacist By Rachelle Atalla","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey're no longer allowed outside. All life is contained within four walls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut is the bunker a place of safety, or a ticking bomb?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'This horrendously claustrophobic, utterly absorbing debut. The fiercely controlled narrative beautifully translates the horrendous grip of dismal routines and tiny, stolen pleasures' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'There are shades of George Orwell in this stunning writing debut, but Rachelle Atalla's voice is highly original. And wholly her own' \u003cstrong\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A compulsive, claustrophobic but wonderfully compassionate read, beautifully written and set within a brilliantly realised world. Rachelle Atalla is a major talent and I can't wait to see where her mind goes next'\u003cstrong\u003e KIRSTIN INNES, AUTHOR OF SCABBY QUEEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Atalla's speculative literary thriller debut draws you in with its mounting sense of tension, disquiet and desperation'\u003cstrong\u003e CULTUREFLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BUNKER IS DESIGNED TO KEEP THEM ALL SAFE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the end, very few people made it to the bunker. Now they wait there for the outside world to heal. Wolfe is one of the lucky ones. She's safe and employed as the bunker's pharmacist, doling out medicine under the watchful eye of their increasingly erratic and paranoid leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBUT IS IT THE PLACE OF GREATEST DANGER?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when the leader starts to ask things of Wolfe, favours she can hardly say no to, it seems her luck is running out. Forming an unlikely alliance with the young Doctor Stirling, her troubled assistant Levitt, and Canavan - a tattooed giant of a man who's purpose in the bunker is a mystery - Wolfe must navigate the powder keg of life underground where one misstep will light the fuse. The walls that keep her safe also have her trapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow much more is Wolfe willing to give to stay alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written and utterly gripping, The Pharmacist will be a guaranteed conversation starter when it is published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Sci Fi, Thriller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 368\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 234 x 152mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachelle Atalla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52486386909494,"sku":"9781529342116","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Book-2025-07-30T135610.898.jpg?v=1753847780","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/the-pharmacist-by-rachelle-atalla","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}