{"product_id":"9781950539482","title":"The Glassmaker's Wife","description":"Author: Lee Martin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781950539482\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 248\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August of 1844, a man named Leonard Reed takes violently ill at his home near Heathsville, Illinois, and four days later he is dead. The cause? Arsenic poisoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suspect? His wife, Betsey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chief witnesses against her? A hired girl, Eveline Deal, and the local apothecary, James Logan. The evidence? Eveline claims she saw Betsey put a pinch of white powder in Leonard's coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetsey Reed, a woman who dabbles in herbal healing, is known about town as a witch. As the gossip and the circumstantial evidence mount, Betsey finds herself under the shadow of a trial - and a noose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA historical crime inspired by the true story of Betsey Reed, for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Lizzie Borden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Sister,\u003c\/i\u003e Lee Martin's latest weaves a tale of a pinch of white powder, a scorched paper, a community hungry for a villain, and a young girl's first taste of revenge - but above all, of the contradictions and imperfections of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867133300894,"sku":"ADS-9781950539482","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781950539482.jpg?v=1779430706","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781950539482","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}