1831: as England emerges from the post war depression, the country is changing, and the birth pains of the Reform Act bring it to the brink of revolution. The violent times breed violent acts, both outside and inside the Morland family. Sophie's life is shattered by a hideous crime. Rosamund learns that achieving her dreams brings as much pain as pleasure. Heloise, mourning her beloved James, lets control of Morland Place fall into chaos- Benedict has to flee his home and makes a life amongst the railway pioneers, while Nicholas now has the freedom to indulge the dark side of his nature. And amongst them all stalks the deadly, invisible threat of cholera.
It is the summer of 1997, and Karen is a strait-laced, straight-A university student. When she meets the glamorous Biba, An orphanwho lives in a crumbling old mansion in Highgate with her brother, she is soon drawn into their world.
"Secrets that were never to be revealed"--Cover.
Janet Booth was watching television in her basement with a friend when a news flash came on. A man had been shot at his home in north Cheyenne, the announcer said. Details at ten. Booth and her friend looked at each other. A shooting!
The rich stew of the author's creations—SingleEarth, vampires, shapeshifters, Tristes, the Bruja Guilds—are at full boil here in the story of two 20-ish young women trying to out run their very different pasts, and figure out where they ...
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This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.
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The Poison Tree is a study of Schvey's relationship with his father, an illumination of the secret life of a man who was powerful, highly respected, and greatly feared, and a journey--both sad and tragicomic--that ultimately leads to ...
The Poison Tree
The Poison Tree