{"product_id":"the-mourning-necklace-kate-foster","title":"The Mourning Necklace (Kate Foster)","description":"\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKate Foster worked as a national newspaper journalist for more than twenty years before becoming an author. Growing up in Edinburgh, she became fascinated by its history and often uses it as inspiration for her stories. Her previous novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year and was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eThe King's Witches\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Mourning Necklace \u003c\/i\u003eis her third novel. She lives in Edinburgh with her two children.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 304 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65774096974173,"sku":"K098559165","price":17.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9855916500001A.jpg?v=1788278383","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-mourning-necklace-kate-foster","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}