A Blood Water Paint-style historical YA in prose and verse from New York Times bestselling author Joy McCullough.
Early 17th-Century Rome
For as long as she can remember, Carmela Tofana has desperately wanted one thing: to be a part of La Tofana s, her mother s apothecary in Campo Marzio, Rome. When she finally turns sixteen, she s allowed into the inner sanctum: the workroom where her mother and two assistants craft renowned remedies for their customers. But for every sweet-smelling flower extract in the workroom, there s another potion requiring darker ingredients. And then there s Aqua Tofana, the apothecary s remedy of last resort. In all Carmela s years of wishing to follow in her mother s footsteps, she never realized one tiny vial could be the death of them all.
Everything Is Poison is a story of a deadly secret hiding in plain sight and of the women who risk everything to provide care for those with nowhere else to turn.
Early 17th-Century Rome
For as long as she can remember, Carmela Tofana has desperately wanted one thing: to be a part of La Tofana s, her mother s apothecary in Campo Marzio, Rome. When she finally turns sixteen, she s allowed into the inner sanctum: the workroom where her mother and two assistants craft renowned remedies for their customers. But for every sweet-smelling flower extract in the workroom, there s another potion requiring darker ingredients. And then there s Aqua Tofana, the apothecary s remedy of last resort. In all Carmela s years of wishing to follow in her mother s footsteps, she never realized one tiny vial could be the death of them all.
Everything Is Poison is a story of a deadly secret hiding in plain sight and of the women who risk everything to provide care for those with nowhere else to turn.