{"product_id":"9781035411733","title":"Love and Other Poisons : a gripping historical tale of scandal and murder, based on a true story - Lesley McDowell","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating, forensic deep-dive' DENISE MINA'Beautifully written, richly evoked and utterly gripping' EVA DOLAN 'A seductive tale of sex and death' SARA SHERIDAN***1857, Glasgow. Madeleine Smith, a young socialite, is on trial for murdering her lover. The scandal shocks the world, with intimate letters published in newspapers. The jury can't decide - delivering a rare 'Not Proven' verdict. Madeleine walks free. 1927, New York. Hollywood scout Harry Townsend believes he's found Madeleine, now an elusive widow living under a new name. Once a dazzling figure in bohemian London, she vanished in 1890. Could this quiet woman really be the infamous Madeleine Smith?She holds one last secret. Will Harry convince her to share it?***More praise for Lesley McDowell:'Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.' THE TIMES'An intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses.' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN'An absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.' JENNIFER SAINT'A must-read. McDowell brings to vivid, embodied life; a flirtatious, flawed woman fighting for her place in a man's world.' THE HERALD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lesley McDowell","offers":[{"title":"368 pages \/ 19\/03\/2026 \/ Historical fiction","offer_id":57044562346359,"sku":"9781035411733","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781035411733.jpg?v=1780931511","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781035411733","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}