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Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court

Poison

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Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court

Poison

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Francisca de Luarac, the daughter of a poor Spanish silk grower, is a dreamer of fabulous dreams. Marie Louise de Bourbon, the niece of Louis XIV, dances in slippers of fine Spanish silk in the French Court of the Sun King and imagines her own enchanted future. Born on the same day-in an age when superstition, repression, and the Inquisition reign-the lives of these two young women unfold in tandem, barely touching. Each hoards the memory of her adored lost mother like an amulet. Francisca's obsession with her lover, a Catholic priest, will shape her fate. Marie Louise is yoked by political expediency to the mad, impotent Carlos II of Spain. But even as their twin destinies spiral inexorably toward disaster, both Queen and commoner cultivate a dangerous, secret life dedicated to resistance, transcendence, and love. Written in gorgeous prose that has the sheen of silk, Kathryn Harrison's Poison vividly reminds us of the persistence of desire, the passion that exists between mothers and daughters, and the sorcery of dreams.

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Length 317 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint HarperCollins
Released 1995
Identifier (ISBN) 782817
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Kathryn Harrison is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Kathryn Harrison can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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