A wickedly decadent experience for the reader with discerning tastes when it comes to their historical fiction With a touch of true crime, an even dose of superstitions supplied by the rolling heath covered hills and mysterious looming standing stones of Brittany France, a dash of dark imaginative absurdity and a pouring of sinister French history- The Poisoning Angel is a wickedly decadent experience for the reader with discerning tastes when it comes to their historical fiction. This is an unconventional but entertaining study of 19th-century human behavior and beliefs that is set to the backdrop of an imaginative story of Hélène Jégado and her infamous deeds and travels around the kitchens and homes of unsuspecting 19th-century France. Mr. Teulé caters to those who have a morbid curiosity of certain details in history and does not disappoint with this guilty pleasure read that follows the true and a few fictional crimes of Hélène Jégado as she travels from hamlet to towns with the incessant squeak of her obsession in the forefront of her twisted mind--she is death's helper and she has a lot of work to do. Along with the journey of Helene or "Thunderflower" as she is referred throughout the story there are also the lingering shadows of Breton customs that range from cautionary to bizarre but aim to fascinate and pull the reader into the battling beliefs of the time period. Two worlds are about to collide, an outside world dominated by the advances in science, medicine and industry and one sleepy hamlet that is ruled by folklore and old religion. Ah but no matter how advanced, prepared and confident a society appears to be; we must remember that death and misfortune can visit anyone. Is the science obsessed outside world ready to taste a little of the old world? -read and purchased on kindle -EGP/July 2014 Comments are closed.
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