The Poison Diaries
In the right dose, everything is a poison. Even love . . .Jessamine Luxton has lived all her sixteen years in an isolated cottage near Alnwick Castle, with little company apart from the plants in her garden. Her father, Thomas, a feared and respected apothecary, has taught her much about the...
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In the right dose, everything is a poison. Even love . . .Jessamine Luxton has lived all her sixteen years in an isolated cottage near Alnwick Castle, with little company apart from the plants in her garden. Her father, Thomas, a feared and respected apothecary, has taught her much about the incredible powers of plants: that even the most innocent-looking weed can cure — or kill.When Jessamine begins to fall in love with a mysterious boy who claims to communicate with plants, she is drawn into the dangerous world of the poison garden in a way she never could have imagined . . .
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780062001511 (0062001515)
Publish date: July 20th 2010
Publisher: Balzer & Bray
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Series: The Poison Diaries (#1)
2.5 starsI don't quite know what to make of this one. Another book I found looking for books for a reading challenge. I found the subject quite fascinating and I did quite like the a first half of the book.Set in the 1700s th story is about a girl who lives in a cottage at the ruins of a monastery w...
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Expectations... I confess that i wasn't able to appreciate this book. The writing is okay, it has a fluidity to it, that makes it easier and compelling to keep on reading, even when i wasn't enjoying the story. The main character Jessamine is a naive young girl who lives alone with her eccentri...
I bought this book at Alnwick Castle, where the gated Poison Garden really strikes you as powerful - even more so once you have read this book. Visiting the Poison Garden at Alnwick Gardens can only increase your enjoyment and understanding of this young adult historical tale. This is a fantastic qu...
hmm...not what i normally read but it was good. Not sure if i will read the next in the series or not yet...
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