{"product_id":"9781804992340-they-cant-burn-us-all","title":"They Can't Burn Us All","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Poisoner's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e comes a dark, feminist retelling of the most famous witch trial in 17th-century Iceland, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Vardo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondemned, but not silenced. This is a story of a witch who fights back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWestfjords, Iceland. 1655\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eÞuríður Jónsdóttir has grown up praying to the old gods and watching her father and brother practise rune magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now, a witch-hunting craze is sweeping across the land of ice and fire, fuelled by the Protestant Reformation. Unlike elsewhere in Europe, those condemned as witches here are not women, but men of learning. And when Þuríður’s father and brother are accused of witchcraft and condemned to burn at the stake, she is helpless to save them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Lutheran Pastor Jón Magnússon's accusing gaze turns to Þuríður herself, the first woman to be called ‘witch’, he will find that she is no ordinary woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is prepared to fight back. But at what cost?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in an age of fear and persecution, whose side will the community take? Who will fight for justice?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against a backdrop of sweeping religious and social change, \u003ci\u003eThey Can’t Burn Us All\u003c\/i\u003e is a feminist retelling of Iceland’s notorious Kirkjuból witch trials.\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":57684675625334,"sku":"9781804992340","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804992340-they-cant-burn-us-all","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}