{"product_id":"9781529091724-maiden","title":"The Maiden","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2023\u003cbr\u003eBased on the real life trial and execution of Lady Nimmo in seventeenth century Edinburgh, this gripping, feminist debut historical novel is perfect for fans of Stacey Halls and Sara Collins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award and the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A masterpiece' – Janice Hallett, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by a real-life case, Kate Foster's \u003ci\u003eThe Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdinburgh, October 1679.\u003c\/b\u003e Lady Christian is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. News of her imprisonment and subsequent trial is splashed across the broadsides, with headlines that leave little room for doubt: \u003ci\u003eAdulteress. Whore. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurderess. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly a year before, Lady Christian was newly married, leading a life of privilege and respectability. So, what led her to risk everything for an affair? And does that make her guilty of murder? She wasn't the only woman in Forrester's life, and certainly not the only one who might have had cause to wish him dead .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exceptional – a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Riveting . the tension persists until the last page’ — \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Threat hangs over every page like the awaiting guillotine, but the women in this book gleam sharper' — Cari Thomas, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThreadneedle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40808738652257,"sku":"9781529091724","price":13.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27999190.jpg?v=1722242693","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529091724-maiden","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}