The Two Deaths of Lilian Carmichael

The Two Deaths of Lilian Carmichael

Author: Paulette Kennedy Listening Length: 8h 19m
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A young woman, perceived dead, plots to reinvent herself in a gripping historical gothic about secrets, superstition, and murder by the bestselling author of The Devil and Mrs. Davenport. South Carolina, 1853. Lillian Carmichael, privileged daughter of a disgraced Charleston family, is due to be hanged for the murder o...

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Nineteen

Memories of Rebecca in the days before her death haunt my sleep.

Our mother’s vigil by her bedside. Dr. Broadbent’s frequent visits.

Papa’s prayers. The bottle of syrup on the table by Rebecca’s bed, thick and unctuous, flavored with lavender and honey—and laced with the arsenic Mother had been dosing her with for years, in ever-increasing amounts, to calm her persistent coughing.