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The Poison Principle

The Poison Principle

A Memoir about family secrets and literary poisonings

by Gail Bell
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/03/2017

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When Dr William Macbeth poisoned two of his sons in 1927, his wife and sister hid the murders in the intensely private realm of family secrets.

Macbeth behaved as if he were immune to consequences and avoided detection and punishment.

Or did he? Secrets can be as corrosive as poison, and as time passed, the story of Macbeth haunted and divided his descendants. His grand-daughter, Gail Bell, spent ten years reading the literature of poisoning in order to understand Macbeth’s life. Herself a chemist, she listened for echoes in the great cases of the nineteenth century, in myths, fiction, and poison lore.

Intricate, elegant, and beautifully realised, The Poison Principle is a book about family secrets and literary poisonings.

ISBN:
9781925143379
9781925143379
Category:
Memoirs
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-03-2017
Publisher:
Brio Books
Country of origin:
Australia
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
210x135x15mm
Weight:
0.12kg
Gail Bell

Gail Bell is an Australian author of short stories, two non-fiction books, travel writing, book reviews, critical essays and long form journalism.

Her books and essays have won acclaim and prizes. She is represented by Selwa Anthony Author Management Pty Ltd.

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