A Dram of Poison
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A Dram of Poison

by Charlotte Armstrong

1956•Mystery•207 pages

Taste attributes: mysterythrillerdramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadsself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA moving, grounded mystery, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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About This Book

For fifty-five years, Kenneth Gibson has lived in backwaters. A former army clerk, he makes a quiet living teaching poetry to indifferent undergrads. His life is happily dull until the day he meets Rosemary, a damaged girl whose frailty compels Kenneth to try to make her well. They wed, and as Rosemary recovers from her depression, Gibson falls in love, transforming his world. But his wife will never love him.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryThrillerDramaComplex relationshipTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

MysteryThrillerSuspense

Details

Author
Charlotte Armstrong
Published
1956
Pages
207
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