{"product_id":"9781035411733","title":"Love and Other Poisons : a gripping historical tale of scandal and murder, based on a true story","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lesley McDowell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical mysteries\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 19 March 2026 by Headline Publishing Group (Wildfire) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 130 x 27 | 266g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fascinating, forensic deep-dive' DENISE MINA'Beautifully written, richly evoked and utterly gripping' EVA DOLAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A seductive tale of sex and death' SARA SHERIDAN***1857, Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeleine Smith, a young socialite, is on trial for murdering her lover. The scandal shocks the world, with intimate letters published in newspapers. The jury can't decide - delivering a rare 'Not Proven' verdict. Madeleine walks free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1927, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollywood scout Harry Townsend believes he's found Madeleine, now an elusive widow living under a new name. Once a dazzling figure in bohemian London, she vanished in 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould this quiet woman really be the infamous Madeleine Smith?She holds one last secret. Will Harry convince her to share it?***More praise for Lesley McDowell:'Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.' THE TIMES'An intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses.' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN'An absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.' JENNIFER SAINT'A must-read. McDowell brings to vivid, embodied life; a flirtatious, flawed woman fighting for her place in a man's world.' THE HERALD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47896461082883,"sku":"9781035411733","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035411733.jpg?v=1775046868","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781035411733","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}