{"product_id":"9781846976223","title":"Hex : Darkland Tales","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jenni Fagan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 October 2022 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Darkland Tales' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 195 x 15mm | 114g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerfully poignant tale of one of the most turbulent moments in Scotland's history: the North Berwick Witch Trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIT'S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh's High Street, convicted witch Geillis Duncan receives a mysterious visitor - Iris, who says she comes from a future where women are still persecuted for who they are and what they believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the hours pass and dawn approaches, Geillis recounts the circumstances of her arrest, brutal torture, confession and trial, while Iris offers support, solace - and the tantalising prospect of escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHex is a visceral depiction of what happens when a society is consumed by fear and superstition, exploring how the terrible force of a king's violent crusade against ordinary women can still be felt, right up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This series has already produced two works of note and distinction. It raises the question - if a country cannot re-tell its history, will it be stuck forever in aspic and condemned to be nothing more than a shortbread tin illustration? Hex and Rizzio are showing the way towards a reckoning, and about time too' - Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenni Fagan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838234800477,"sku":"9781846976223","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781846976223.jpg?v=1780054447","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781846976223","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}