{"product_id":"9781035052073","title":"The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster","description":"`Moving and masterful . . . transports you to 18th-century Scotland and says as much about modern life as it does about those harrowing times' - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The AppealInspired by an infamous real-life case, The Mourning Necklace is the unforgettable original feminist historical novel from the Women's Prize-longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster.   They said I would swing for the crime and I did . . . I wear the rope-mark like a mourning necklace.   1724. In a tavern just outside Edinburgh, the family of Maggie Dickson - hanged for the murder of her newborn child - drown their sorrows, mourning her death yet relieved she is gone. Shame haunts them; passers-by avert their eyes from her cheap coffin on its rickety cart.   But as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door.   It is Maggie. She is alive.   Bruised and dazed, Maggie has little time for her family's questions. All that matters to her is answering one: will they hang her twice?Praise for Kate Foster:`Riveting . . . The tension persists until the last page' - The Times`Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant' - Daily Mail`Kate excels at bringing the forgotten women of history back to life and giving them the attention they deserve' - Claire Evans, author of The Fourteenth Letter`Captivating . . . Scratch beneath the surface of a Kate Foster novel and all of life is there in the most elegant prose' - Marion Todd, author of the bestselling DI Clare Mackay series`Brilliant . . . the new Hilary Mantel' - Tina Baker, author of What We Did In The Storm\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368468984181,"sku":"9781035052073","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035052073.jpg?v=1763549585","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781035052073","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}