A dark, gothic tale of romance… and murder.
In the right dose, everything is a poison.
Jessamine has spent her whole life in a cottage close to her father's apothecary garden, surrounded by medicinal plants and herbs that could kill her - although her father has never allowed her into the most dangerous part of the grounds… the poison garden. And so she's never had reason to be afraid - until now. Because now a newcomer has come to live with the family, a quiet but strangely attractive orphan boy named Weed.
Though Weed doesn't say much in words, he has an instant talent for the apothecary's trade, seeming to possess a close bond with the plants of the garden. Soon, he and Jessamine also share a close bond. But little does Jessamine know that passion can be just as poisonous as the deadliest plants in the garden - for behind Weed's instinctive way in the garden is a terrible secret. The plants can talk to him - and not just the kind ones that can heal, but the ruthless ones that can kill too…
| ISBN: | 9780007354436 |
| Publication date: | 27th May 2010 |
| Author: | Maryrose Wood, Isobel Jane Miller Percy Northumberland |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 236 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees Children’s / Teenage general interest: Gardening Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction |