Description
In Victorian England, a wealthy woman becomes captivated by a young maid accused of murdering her mistress through a sinister, slow-acting poison. As she interviews the girl and investigates the strange seamstress whose stitches are said to carry deadly power, the boundaries between superstition, guilt, and truth begin to unravel. Atmospheric and deeply unsettling, this gothic tale explores class, female agency, obsession, and the dangerous stories people tell to survive. With its claustrophobic settings and mounting psychological dread, it offers a haunting portrait of secrets stitched into the fabric of respectable society.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jun 18, 2019
368 pages
ISBN: 9780143134053
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell.