I want to begin with the blue-flowering variety because it is the quickest to close the throat. The author gives a good description of the characters involved and it adds to the story and plot building.Ī genus of nearly three hundred species of flowering plants, most grow in mountain meadows, most have the power to asphyxiate. The chapters are hardly 2 to 3 pages, therefore it quickly sucked me into the story. Initially the first few pages can be confusing but after the 2nd chapter you slowly get to know about the whole frame of the story. The book is quite interesting and grips you into it through its storytelling. In a dazzling and unforgettable voice, Rebecca Dinerstein Knight has written a spellbinding novel of emotional and intellectual intensity.

She logs her research and how she spends her days, but the notebooks ultimately become a painstaking map of love. Meanwhile, Nell slowly fills her empty apartment with poisonous plants to study, and she begins to keep a series of notebooks, all dedicated to Joan. All six are burdened by desire and ambition, and as they collide on the university campus, their attractions set in motion a domino effect of affairs and heartbreak. Surrounded by Nell’s ex, her best friend, her best friend’s boyfriend, and Joan’s buffoonish husband, the two scientists are tangled together at the center of a web of illicit relationships, grudges, and obsessions. Nell frequently finds herself standing in the doorway to Joan’s office despite herself, mesmerized by Joan’s elegance, success, and spiritual force. Joan Kallas, is the hero of Nell’s heart. Nell Barber, an expelled PhD candidate in Biological Science, is exploring the fine line between poison and antidote, working alone to set a speed record for the detoxification of poisonous plants.

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