{"product_id":"9781035411733","title":"Love and Other Poisons","description":"Author: Lesley McDowell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035411733\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating, forensic deep-dive' DENISE MINA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautifully written, richly evoked and utterly gripping' EVA DOLAN                \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A seductive tale of sex and death' SARA SHERIDAN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1857, Glasgow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMadeleine Smith, a young socialite, is on trial for murdering her lover. The scandal shocks the world, with intimate letters published in newspapers. The jury can't decide - delivering a rare 'Not Proven' verdict. Madeleine walks free.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1927, New York.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHollywood scout Harry Townsend believes he's found Madeleine, now an elusive widow living under a new name. Once a dazzling figure in bohemian London, she vanished in 1890.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould this quiet woman really be the infamous Madeleine Smith?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe holds one last secret. Will Harry convince her to share it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore praise for Lesley McDowell:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses.' \u003cb\u003eSUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.' \u003cb\u003eJENNIFER SAINT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A must-read. McDowell brings to vivid, embodied life; a flirtatious, flawed woman fighting for her place in a man's world.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67827587842206,"sku":"ADS-9781035411733","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035411733.jpg?v=1793077831","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035411733","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}