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Jessamine and her father are fascinated by Weed, an enigmatic young man with astonishing botanical knowledge. Jessamine's father, who keeps a locked garden of poisonous flora, tries to learn Weed's secrets. Jessamine falls in love--until she gets sick, and Weed must turn to the dangerous poison garden to heal her. A suspenseful, eerie historical novel with an extrasensory twist.