Cover of A Poisoner's Tale: A Novel (a Retelling of the Life of Giulia Tofana, Aqua Tofana Poisoner of Rome) by Cathryn Kemp
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A Poisoner's Tale: A Novel (a Retelling of the Life of Giulia Tofana, Aqua Tofana Poisoner of Rome)

by Cathryn Kemp ยท Paperbackยท 384 pages
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Setting
Italy and Rome
Era
Historical
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The legendary figure of notorious seventeenth-century Italian poisoner Giulia Tofana, thought to be the first female serial killer in history, is brought to life in this feminist retelling. Weaving together the stories of the women Giulia helped, the men she killed, and those who wanted...

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Book details

Author
Cathryn Kemp
Format
Paperback
Pages
384
Published
February 04, 2025
Language
ENG- English
ISBN
9781454957461

About the author

Cathryn Kemp

Cathryn Kemp is a Sunday Times bestselling ghost writer and author with a prolific career writing celebrity, inspirational, true crime, and nostalgia titles. Her personal memoir, Coming Clean, won the Big Red Read Prize for Nonfiction. For A Poisoner's Tale, her first foray into historical fiction, she was awarded a foundation grant by the Society of Authors to pursue the research for this book, reaching into the state archives of Palermo and the Vatican's secret Holy Office of the Inquisition. She lives on the south coast of England.

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