The Mourning Necklace

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Beschreibung

<p>'Kate Foster can pluck a dark story from the depths of history and bring it to vivid life before your eyes . . . A strong contender for my book of the year<b>' - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of <i>The Appeal</i></b><br><br><b>Inspired by an infamous real-life case, <i>The Mourning Necklace </i>is the unforgettable feminist historical novel from the Women's Prize-longlisted author of <i>The Maiden</i>, Kate Foster.</b><br><br><i>They said I would swing for the crime, and I did . . .</i><br><br><b>1724</b>. In a tavern just outside Edinburgh, Maggie Dickson's family drown their sorrows, mourning her death yet relieved she is gone. Shame haunts them. Hanged for the murder of her newborn child, passers-by avert their eyes from her cheap coffin on its rickety cart.<br><br>But as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door.<br><br>It is Maggie. She is alive.<br><br>Bruised and dazed, Maggie has little time for her family's questions. All that matters to her is answering this one: will they hang her twice?<br><br><b>* * *</b><br><br><b>What readers are saying about <i>The Mourning Necklace</i>:</b><br><br>'Absolutely superb . . . Kate Foster cannot put a foot wrong in this genre'<br><br>'I was so moved'<br><br>'Kate Foster is fast becoming one of my favourite authors'</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781035052059

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

220 x 141 x 31 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Pan Macmillan