A poisoner's tale Author Forename:Cathryn The train rushes on with

The train rushes on with a rattle and a roar

It seems she was looking out of the window when her mother was attacked

a somewhat humbler lawyer

as their fathers fail to return home on the day of the robbery

A poisoner's tale Author Forename:Cathryn The train rushes on withRome, 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 Rome from their abusive husbands. But even in a time of Plague, it does not go unnoticed