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Description
In his wickedly brilliant first novel, Debut Dagger Award winner Alan Bradley introduces one of the most singular and engaging heroines in recent fiction: eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. It is the summer of 1950—and a series of inexplicable events... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Flavia de Luce: The lead protagonist and storyteller, an 11-year-old English girl with a passion for chemistry and poisons.
- Ophelia de Luce: Flavia's narcissistic oldest sister.
- Daphne de Luce: Flavia's bookworm older sister.
- Colonel de Luce: Flavia's widower father.
- Mrs. Mullet: The de Luce's housekeeper and cook.
- Horace Bonepenny: A mysterious visitor.
Memorable Quotes
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“How I gloried in the antiquated names just waiting to be plucked from its pages: Butter of Antimony”
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“On and on I went, my hands blackened with ink that had dried twenty years before I was born.”
Flavia de Luce
First Sentence
It was as black in the closet as old blood.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- C. Alan Bradley (Author)
Awards
- Amazon.com's Best Books (November 2009: Editors' Picks, #20)
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