![]() If she did it, I think there was an excuse for it, but you would have to read the book or see the recent excellent movie to get why. The Italian + poison angle is almost too stereotypical, but exactly right if you're an idiot 24-year-old Englishman in the 1830s. She's maybe a poisoner!.say the men in the book. She spends so much money!.say the men in the book. She's so impulsive!.say the men in the book. ![]() The book keeps you wavering between thinking Rachel is a nefarious mastermind or a grieving widow with no money and no agency who is just trying to survive. OR WAS IT THOSE CRAFTY ITALIAN DOCTORS LYING LIKE ITALIAN DOCTOR LIARS. Said uncle suspected he was being poisoned. His uncle died in Italy soon after marrying Rachel. ![]() He's our narrator, which here means he is our misogynistic, xenophobic lens through which to view all events. Said dumb dumb is Philip Ashley, who is 24 and aptly referred to in the recent film version as a "glorious puppy." He is so excited about some things. ![]()
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