{"product_id":"9781645670155","title":"An Affair of Poisons","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn Affair of Poisons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Addie Thorley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one looks kindly on the killer of a king.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fast-paced and refreshing.” – \u003ci\u003eSLJ,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The perfect blend of history and dark fantasy.” – Mary Taranta, author of \u003ci\u003eShimmer and Burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thrilling, romantic, and addictive.” – Rosalyn Eves, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood Rose Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The only cure is to finish it.” – Lyndsay Ely, author of \u003ci\u003eGunslinger Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers. Herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters her mother vows to purge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoyal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than \u003ci\u003efils de France\u003c\/i\u003e. But when the Shadow Society assassinates the Sun King and half of the royal court, he must become the prince he was never meant to be in order to save his injured sisters and the petulant dauphin. Forced to hide in the sewers beneath the city, Josse’s hope of reclaiming Paris seems impossible—until his path collides with Mirabelle’s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe’s a deadly poisoner. He’s a bastard prince. They are sworn enemies, yet they form a tenuous pact to unite the commoners and former nobility against the Shadow Society. But can a rebellion built on mistrust ever hope to succeed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e* \"\u003c\/i\u003eThis debut novelist manages to set the tone, introduce the characters, and kill the King of France all in the first chapter... [A] fast-paced and refreshing page-turner.\" \u003cbr\u003e– \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An Affair of Poisons \u003c\/i\u003eis beautifully written; like one of Mirabelle's potions, it's the perfect blend of history and dark fantasy, with a tasteful splash of blood, a simmering romance, and an ending that leaves you wanting more.\" – Mary Taranta, author of \u003ci\u003eShimmer and Burn\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rich immersion into a dangerous, alternative world of seventeenth century France… Thrilling, romantic, and addictive.\" – Rosalyn Eaves, author of the \u003ci\u003eBlood Rose Rebellion \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An indulgent and exhilarating adventure, Thorley takes an extravagant historical setting and infuses it with a lusciously dark dose of magic and alchemy. \u003ci\u003eAn Affair of Poisons\u003c\/i\u003e takes hold of the reader immediately and refuses to let go. The only cure is to finish it.\" – Lyndsay Ely, author of \u003ci\u003eGunslinger Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A stunning, immersive adventure, filled with magic, self-discovery and sumptuous period detail. I fell in love with \u003ci\u003eAn Affair of Poisons\u003c\/i\u003e!\" – Lee Kelly, \u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781645670155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Page Street Kids","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40710595903694,"sku":"9781645670155","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8d424a88-048f-4089-ab8a-09ed1c8884e2.jpg?v=1640754685","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781645670155","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}