The poison that fascinates
By: Jennifer Clement
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781841959795
Subjects: Christian saints; Fiction; Sin; Catholics
Description: Emily is obsessed with peculiar facts and Catholic saints. Abandoned by her mother as a child, she now lives with her father in Mexico City, working in the local orphanage. When a mysterious cousin, Santi, appears on the doorstep, he brings with him family secrets, and soon Emily finds desire and tempation have overturned her life forever.