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The Mourning Necklace

By Kate Foster

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The Mourning Necklace

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'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 Appeal Inspired 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
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2026-02-05
Publication Date:
2026-02-05
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1035052075
ISBN13:
9781035052073
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
216 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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