{"product_id":"9781785307751-fire-in-their-hearts-claiming-their-freedom-was-their-only-crime","title":"A Fire in Their Hearts","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaiming their freedom was their only crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A memorable novel' - The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A gripping story'  - The Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A poignant love story suffused with a deep, moving humanity' - The Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCOTLAND, 1662.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A memorable novel' - The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A gripping story'  - The Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A poignant love story suffused with a deep, moving humanity' - The Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCOTLAND, 1662.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne love. One belief. One eternal flame.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs civil war tears through the country and King Charles II tightens his grip on the Church of Scotland, childhood sweethearts Violet and Samuel are drawn into a dangerous struggle for the freedom to follow their belief. Their connection - quiet, instinctive, and deeply rooted - becomes the anchor that steadies them as the world closes in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBranded as rebels and imprisoned in Greyfriars Kirkyard, they are forced from their homeland and sent to work on the sugar plantations of Barbados. When a shipwreck off Orkney separates them, Violet must navigate a foreign land alone, holding fast to the steady belief that Samuel may still be alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Scotland's lowlands to the Caribbean's unforgiving plantations,\u003ci\u003e A Fire in Their Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e follows two souls bound by conviction and a love that endures - across oceans, war and captivity. Inspired by extraordinary true events of the seventeenth-century Killing Times, it is a story of resilience, faith and an unextinguished flame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fire in Their Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, epic tale of love, faith and survival by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Witch of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e, Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2024.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHeartfelt and devastating\u003c\/b\u003e . Philip Paris's remarkable story-telling brings some of the darkest episodes in Scottish history memorably to light.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eS.G. MacLEAN\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller of Inverness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Touching and dramatic . A beautifully written page-turner.\u003cb\u003e Highly recommended.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eELISABETH GIFFORD, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Lights of St Kilda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56595509510518,"sku":"9781785307751","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41439864_0943f727-102c-49b9-9ee9-ff6b5b708a23.jpg?v=1779934555","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785307751-fire-in-their-hearts-claiming-their-freedom-was-their-only-crime","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}