{"product_id":"a-slow-and-secret-poison-9781668024980","title":"A Slow and Secret Poison","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1922, Wiltshire: When Vee Morgan accepts the job of gardener at a crumbling stately home in southwest England, she's hoping it's a fresh start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Harfold Manor is shadowed by its own grief and the 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. Her only hope for escape is a local folktale: the elusive dancing hare that gave her ancestor its blessing and the house its name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut even as Vee falls deeper under the thrall of Harfold and Lady Arabella, her own dark past finally catches up to her in this lush and atmospheric novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52000323404050,"sku":"9781668024980","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e91807f-a236-4e3a-8ea6-162171327ed7.jpg?v=1770195445","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-slow-and-secret-poison-9781668024980","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}