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I also thought it was much more fast paced and exciting and enjoyed it even more than book one. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Nightshade is a very different book to the first instalment in the series. The poison diariesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. The poison diaries by maryrose wood, the duchess of northumberland wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Amy alward did an excellent job creating a world in which potion making has gone commercial, as well as developing a complex, believable backstory that supports the current state of affairs.

Many girls are like this as they grow up, they need an outlet for their thoughts so they keep a journal or a diary. I really felt for jessamine, her father is so wrapped up in his research that he often leaves her alone for days at a time. Her father, thomas, a feared and respected apothecary. Weed, an orphaned child in the care of malevolent man, is drawn into a secret walled garden by the lure of all the poisonous plants. Of everything in this book, the voice of maryrose wood stands out. The poison diaries was different enough to hold my attention, but i not sure that it would be everyones cuppa. It is so nice to come across a book that is so different to anything ive read before, the poison diaries is a beautifully descriptive tale full of mystery, love and deceit. I found the first book, the poison diaries dry and a little odd.

The poison diaries is a look into the life of a sixteen year old girl, jessamine, who has grown up so sheltered and alone that the only company she has is her diary. The poisonous intrigue that began in the poison diaries continues in the poison diaries. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. The poison diaries 9780810993143 by duchess of northumberland, jane and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Nightshade by maryrose wood, the duchess of northumberland wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Ana grilo is a brazilian who moved to the uk because of the weather. To celebrate the release of nightshade, the sequel to the poison diaries, i was to be whisked away to alnwick castle in the north of england and take part in a twoday event visiting the locations featured in the books. Jessamine luxton has lived all her sixteen years in an isolated cottage near alnwick castle with her father, thomas, a feared and respected apothecary. Jessimine is a young woman living a pretty isolated life with her botanistapothecary father in from what i could gather the late 1700s. The articulation of scene, of setting and of character, is beautifully crafted. Her father, thomas, a feared and respected apothecary, has taught her much about the. Sep 27, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Aug, 2010 the poison diaries by maryrose wood, 9780007354436, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

I definitely think that this book is a complete feelgood book, one that you can pick up and read in a matter of days and feel completely good about reading it. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. What no one suspects is weeds supernatural ability to speak to plants. The poison diaries by the duchess of northumberland. The poison diaries kindle edition by wood, maryrose, the duchess of northumberland. The poison diaries by maryrose wood the poison diaries by maryrose wood historical fantasy, 304 pages april 8th 2011 from harpercollins. Toxic and deadly, the poison diaries was a chilling and thought provoking book, beautifully written by mary rosewood, the current duchess of northumberland. All about the poison diaries by jane duchess of northumberland.

Nightshade is the second book in the poison diaries series. Jessamine has spent her whole life in a cottage close to her fathers 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. Jul 02, 2015 the potion diaries is an entertaining read, with some twists and turns, a properly nasty villain, and a strong heroine you can cheer for. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jessamine luxton has lived all her sixteen years in an isolated cottage near alnwick castle, with little company apart from the plants in her garden. The poison diaries by jane duchess of northumberland, 0. The poison diaries has 5 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of the poison diaries. The poison diaries the poison diaries audiobook, by maryrose wood. See what your friends are reading in the right dose, everything is a poison. As jessamine and weed grow closer, the apothecary becomes more and more jealous of weeds ability. The poison diaries by maryrose wood at the best online ebook storage. I had visited alnwick castle before on a trip to northumberland but. The story surrounds an apothecary thomas luxton, his daughter jessamine, and a strange young boy called weed.

I found it to be much darker especially in how jessamine was written. Our heroine, jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. The poison diaries by jane duchess of northumberland. The poison diaries duchess of northumberland, jane, stimpson, colin on. Each of these plants speaks to him and ultimately motivate his decisions. The poison diaries is a book of dark suspense, filled with the innocence of first love and a treacherous betrayal. Jun 22, 2010 watch the book trailer for the poison diaries written by maryrose wood with the duchess of northumberland. It does drag along in some sequences as the young lovers struggle to hold on to one another. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Download and read online for free the poison diaries by maryrose wood.

She works with translations in rl and hopes one day the book smugglers will be her day job. Gr 8 upin this sequel to the poison diaries harpercollins, 2011, 16yearold jessamine wakes with the knowledge that her true love, weed, has disappeared. Weedthe seductive central character from the internationally acclaimed poison diaries, weed, reawakens in this book to a world where he must try to do good and learn from his allies in the plant world. She suspects that her apothecary father, thomas, might have caused his departure. It didnt really capture my attention but it was a short enough book to read in 3 hours so that is probably why i finished it. The poison diaries is an entrancing, quick read that is one part fable, one part fairy tale sans fairies and one part love story. His pride and obsession, a poison garden, contains exotic and local specimens of the most dangerous plants in the world. Maryrose wood in late eighteenthcentury northumberland, england, sixteenyearold jessamine luxton and the mysterious weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in thomas luxtons apothecary garden. Jessamines father, thomas, as you read in the blurb is an apothecary. Jul 14, 2017 the potion diaries was a reread and im so glad i spent the time going back because i had forgotten so many wonderful details about the world and the people that are in it. Watch the book trailer for the poison diaries written by maryrose wood with the duchess of northumberland. The poison diaries poison diaries, book 1 by the duchess of northumberland and maryrose wood book cover, description, publication history.

Part of the grippingly dark series, the poison diaries. When shes not here at the book smugglers, she is hogging our twitter feed. The story is short an abusive apothecary takes on a young boy named weed as an assistant and puts him in charge of the poison garden but it works as a fairy tale, has a moral, and is an emotional story. The poison diaries is a book for children and adults. Jul 30, 2011 a few weeks ago, our uk hq received what can only be described as the coolest book related invitation ever. The poison diaries poison diaries, book 1 by the duchess of. She turns to the dark side and plots to kill her father, using his own poisons, before becoming an assassin, a poisoner for hire. Enter a world of poisons with the duchess of death to get poison diaries exclusives and giveaways plus news about the books and exclusive extracts from the new stories.