Poisoning Angel

She came. She cooked. She killed.Little Helene Jegado was always di?erent. Schooled in the ancient beliefs of the Breton people by her mother, the beautiful child grew up feeling detached from the nineteenth-century world around her. Her destiny was to do the work of the Ankou, Death's henchman. Beginning with the demise of her very own maman...Jean Teule brings his unique blend of imagination and historical insight to the startling tale of Helene Jegado, one of the most notorious poisoners of all time.