{"product_id":"9781035052059-mourning-necklace","title":"The Mourning Necklace","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSentenced to hang for a terrible crime, Maggie Dickson somehow survives her own execution. Now she must race to prove her innocence before the hangman catches up with her .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003cb\u003e' – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by an infamous real-life case, \u003ci\u003eThe Mourning Necklace \u003c\/i\u003eis the unforgettable feminist historical novel from the Women's Prize-longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate Foster.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey said I would swing for the crime, and I did .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1724\u003c\/b\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is Maggie. She is alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruised 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Mourning Necklace\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely superb . Kate foster cannot put a foot wrong in this genre'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was so moved'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kate foster is fast becoming one of my favourite authors'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41699440001121,"sku":"9781035052059","price":14.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33706714_cf66e44b-02a5-4b25-8a90-a4d8ad86e4be.jpg?v=1744362493","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035052059-mourning-necklace","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}