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'Miraculously well written, compellingly readable . . . a book of rare distinction' THE TIMES    '[Bell's] solution to the mystery was - and is - a triumph of perseverance . . . enthralling' GUARDIAN'Beautifully written' SUNDAY TIMES","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49572444733713,"sku":"GOR003122962","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50491275739409,"sku":"GOR005662965","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0330491261.jpg?v=1750910319"},{"product_id":"poison-principle-book-gail-bell-9780333989159","title":"The Poison Principle","description":"A truly moving memoir and a fascinating exploration of the history of poison.When Dr William Macbeth poisoned two of his sons in 1927, his wife and sister hid the murders in the intensely private realm of family secrets. Like the famous poisoner Dr Crippen, Macbeth behaved as if he were immune to consequences; unlike Crippen, he avoided detection and punishment. Or did he? Secrets can be as corrosive as poison, and as time passed, the story of Dr William Macbeth, well-dressed poisoner, haunted and divided his descendants.Macbeth's granddaughter, Gail Bell, who grew up with the story, spent ten years reading the literature of poisoning in order to 'read' and understand Macbeth's life. A chemist herself, she listened for echoes in the great cases of the nineteenth and twentieth century, in myths, fiction and poison lore.Intricate and beautifully written, with a moving twist at the end of the story, this is a book about family guilt and secrets. It is also an exploration of the nature of death itself, as Bell turns to her grandfather's poisonous predecessors - from Cleopatra and Madame Bovary to Napolean and Harold Shipman.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49594246463761,"sku":"GOR005334080","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50266691305745,"sku":"GOR004073398","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0333989155.jpg?v=1751422506"},{"product_id":"poison-book-gail-bell-9780312306793","title":"Poison","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50348019253521,"sku":"CIN0312306792A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52701589668113,"sku":"CIN0312306792G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52954749567249,"sku":"CIN0312306792VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0312306792.jpg?v=1751228324"},{"product_id":"poison-principle-book-gail-bell-9781925143379","title":"The Poison Principle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Dr William Macbeth poisoned two of his sons in 1927, his wife and sister hid the murders in the intensely private realm of family secrets. Macbeth behaved as if he were immune to consequences and avoided detection and punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOr did he? Secrets can be as corrosive as poison, and as time passed, the story haunted and divided his descendants. His granddaughter, Gail Bell, spent ten years reading the literature of poisoning in order to understand Macbeth's life. Herself a chemist, she listened for echoes in the great cases of the nineteenth century, in myths, fiction, and poison lore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntricate, elegant, and beautifully realised, \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Principle\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful book about family secrets and literary poisonings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Principle\u003c\/em\u003e by Gail Bell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Miraculously well written, compellingly readable . a book of rare distinction.' \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Bell's] solution to the mystery was - and is - a triumph of perseverance . enthralling.' \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Principle\u003c\/em\u003e] . measures out, in small loving spoonfuls, grains of information about  a] family story . 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