{"product_id":"hex-darkland-tales","title":"Jenni Fagan: Hex [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerfully poignant tale of one of the most turbulent moments in Scotland's history: the North Berwick Witch Trials.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIT'S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHex\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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? \u003cem\u003eHex\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRizzio\u003c\/em\u003e are showing the way towards a reckoning, and about time too' - Stuart Kelly, \u003cem\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fagan, Jenni","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47668124483923,"sku":"9781846976223","price":11.41,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":46950861406547,"sku":"XE81846976223","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fagan-jenni-jenni-fagan-hex-2022-paperback-54423276192083.jpg?v=1728166447","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/hex-darkland-tales","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}