The poison thread
(Book)
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Status
Livonia Public Library - Adult Fiction
FIC PUR
1 available
FIC PUR
1 available
Walworth-Seely Public Library - Adult Fiction
FIC Purcell
1 available
FIC Purcell
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Livonia Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC PUR | Available |
| Walworth-Seely Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Purcell | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Gothic fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Heiresses -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Phrenology -- Fiction.
Prisoners -- Fiction.
Social classes -- England -- Fiction.
Social classes -- Fiction.
Women dressmakers -- Fiction.
Women murderers -- Fiction.
Women prisoners -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Heiresses -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Phrenology -- Fiction.
Prisoners -- Fiction.
Social classes -- England -- Fiction.
Social classes -- Fiction.
Women dressmakers -- Fiction.
Women murderers -- Fiction.
Women prisoners -- Fiction.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
350 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
First published in Great Britain as The Corset by Raven Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Description
Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy, and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor, and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work brings her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted by the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. But when she meets one of the prisoners, the teenaged seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another strange idea: that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread--because Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches. The story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations--of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses--will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality, and the power of redemption. Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Purcell, L. (2019). The poison thread . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Purcell, Laura. 2019. The Poison Thread. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Purcell, Laura. The Poison Thread Penguin Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Purcell, Laura. The Poison Thread Penguin Books, 2019.
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