A Poisoner's Tale: A dark and gripping feminist retelling of notorious Italian Poisoner, Giulia Tofana...

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Cathryn Kemp

A Poisoner's Tale

A dark and gripping feminist retelling of notorious Italian Poisoner, Giulia Tofana

Cathryn Kemp

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Bantam (Transworld)
11 August 2024

Horror & ghost stories; Historical fiction; Fiction: special features

A powerful historical fiction debut inspired by the true story of Giulia Tofana, the first documented female serial killer in history.

Rome, 1656

In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary - 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.

But even in a time of plague, it does not go unnoticed when the men of Rome begin to fall like flies.

With a newly elected Pope hell-bent on ridding the city of heretics and witches, and the Holy Office of the Inquisition on her tail, Giulia is in more danger than ever. . .

How far will she go for the women who need her help?

A Poisoner's Tale is a spellbinding reimagining of the legend of Giulia Tofana.

By: Cathryn Kemp
Imprint: Bantam (Transworld)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781787637092
ISBN 10: 1787637093
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 11 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Cathryn Kemp is a Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter and author, with a prolific career writing celebrity, inspirational, true crime, addiction and nostalgia titles. Her personal memoir Coming Clean won the Big Red Read Prize for Non-Fiction. A Poisoner's Tale is her first foray into historical fiction. When not researching dark, dangerous and beguiling women from history, Cathryn can be found on the south coast with her son and her familiar, a ginger cat called Gingey.