She balances revenge with her struggle to develop a tasteless poison and avoid the wrath of her ruthless patron. When the magistrate suspects her ruse, he pressures the priest into breaking her confessional seal, pitting Lavinia’s instincts as an assassin against the tenets of love and faith. Believing confession erases the sin of murder, her morbid desires are in unity with faith, though she could never justify her skill to the magistrate she loves.Īt the start of the 16th century in Tudor England, Lavinia’s marks grow from tavern drunks to nobility, but rising prestige brings increased risk. Lavinia Maud craves the moment the last wisps of life leave her victim’s bodies-to behold the effects of her own poison creations. * Contains a book club reading guide in the back. * Shortlisted for the 2017 Chaucer Book Awards for Historical Fiction. This review is an extended and more developed version of my initial thoughts when I’d reached the end.
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