{"product_id":"a-slow-and-secret-poison-carmella-lowkis-hardcover","title":"A Slow and Secret Poison -- Carmella Lowkis, Hardcover","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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carmella Lowkis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668024980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carmella Lowkis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47893091746020,"sku":"9781668024980","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781668024980.jpg?v=1778335211","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/a-slow-and-secret-poison-carmella-lowkis-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}