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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... read more
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Summary edit
In late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton and the mysterious Weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in Thomas Luxton's apothecary garden.
Characters edit
- Jessamine Luxton: Daughter of Apothecary Thomas Luxton
- Thomas Luxton: Apothecary.
- Weed: Orphaned boy who is taken in by Thomas
- Tobias Pratt: Weed's former master
- Mama: Jessamine's mother who died when she was young
Quotes edit
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“There is no life without death, true, but needless killing is an abomination.”
Weed -
“You see, Jessamine, love is a kind of poison; one of my favorite kinds, in fact. It infects the blood; it takes over the mind; it seizes dominion over the body.”
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“Nature makes so many beautiful things. But I did not know until you that nature could make a girl so beautiful.”
Weed -
“My voice will rain down on him, and then we shall see what glorious orchid may blossom from this shy, unwanted Weed.”
Jessamine Luxton
Setting & Locations edit
Historical England.
- Hulne Abbey: Home of Jessamine & her father.
- London
- Larkspur
- Alnwick
- Hulne Park
- Northumberland
First Sentence edit
Gray skies; the rain came and went all morning.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1- 19
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in The Poison Diaries Trilogy. (standard series)
Followed by Nightshade.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maryrose Wood (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (Contributor) - Original concept
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 20, 2010
ISBN: 978-0061802362
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 20, 2010
ISBN: 978-0061802362
Page Count: 288
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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