Deserted by her mother as a baby, Emily 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 temptation have overturned her straightforward life forever.
The Poison that Fascinates is an alluring fable forged in astonishing, sensuous prose. Jennifer Clement conjures a world heavy with the weight of Mexican superstition, mythology and faith, where saintliness and mortal sin sit side by side.
- ISBN10 1841959790
- ISBN13 9781841959795
- Publish Date 1 January 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 July 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Canongate Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 240
- Language English