{"product_id":"a-slow-and-secret-poison-hardcover","title":"A Slow and Secret Poison - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarmella Lowkis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the early 1900s, a young gardener at a lush English manor falls in love with her employer whose past is shrouded in deadly secrets--from the author of the \"twisty, Gothic thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eSpitting Gold\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1925, Vee Morgan arrives at Harfold Manor, a once-grand country estate in Wiltshire, to begin her new post as gardener. She hopes the crumbling manor will offer her a fresh start, far from the darkness of her own past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the place is shadowed by grief and memories of long-faded glory, its rooms haunted by the only surviving member of the family, Lady Arabella Lascy. Vee is fascinated by her enigmatic new employer, a woman obsessed with the curse she believes has killed her family one by one and is coming for her next. Arabella's only hope for escape is a local folktale: the fabled dancing hare said to have blessed Hardfold centuries ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn ever deeper into the house's secrets and Lady Arabella's spell, Vee soon realizes that the greatest danger may lie not in Harfold's haunting history but in the truths she has tried so hard to bury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLush, atmospheric, and charged with desire and dread, \u003ci\u003eA Slow and Secret Poiso\u003c\/i\u003en is a gothic tale of obsession, betrayal, and the perilous bargains we strike with the past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmella Lowkis grew up in Wiltshire, UK, and has a degree in English literature and creative writing from the University of Warwick, where she was mentored by \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London) bestselling author Sarah Moss. After graduating, she worked in libraries before moving into book marketing. Carmella lives in London with her girlfriend. You can follow her on X and Instagram @CarmellaLowkis. \u003ci\u003eSpitting Gold\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022113915069,"sku":"9781668024980","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/EQsz4T0-aF9781668024980.webp?v=1782611743","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/a-slow-and-secret-poison-hardcover","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}