The story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations - of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses - will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality and the power of redemption.Ĭan Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer? Because Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches.
But when she meets teenage seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another theory: that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted with the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain?ĭorothea and Ruth.
Listed in the Textile Arts category on Art In Fiction, The Poison Thread (2019) is a mystery by Laura Purcell.
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