description: When Lucia's father dies and leaves her penniless, she goes to work in the house of Professor Grabietti, a celebrated poison expert. She soon falls in love with the Professor's son, Guiseppe, who works in the garden of poisonous flowers beneath her window. But he is the creature of his father's experiments, immune to the poison but with a deadly touch, and it is the Professor's intention that she becomes his poisonous mate.
language: English
title: Garden of Shadows
titlecomplete: Garden of Shadows
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Puffin Books