A Poisoner's Tale [electronic resource] : A gothic and spellbinding historical novel about the first female serial killer
Cathryn Kemp2024
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Rome, 1656
In Rome’s shadowy backstreets lies an apothecary’s shop – a place for women to
take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to
tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops.
Alongside her circle of female poisoners, Giulia Tofana dispenses her deadly
potion to free the downtrodden women of the city from their abusive husbands. A
path she’s determined to follow after a harrowing childhood in Palermo.
But even in a time of plague, it does not go unnoticed when the men begin to
fall like flies.
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Author:
Cathryn Kemp, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Transworld Digital, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781529907292
Language:
English
BRN:
530013
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |