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The maiden
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- Book Synopsis
- Winner of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 'Exceptional - a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant' - Daily Mail Inspired by a real-life murder trial, The Maiden is a remarkable feminist revisionist novel that places the forgotten women of history firmly centre stage. In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me. Edinburgh, 1679. Lady Christian is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. News of her imprisonment and subsequent trial is splashed across the broadsides, with headlines that leave little room for doubt: Adulteress. Whore. Murderess. Only a year before, Lady Christian was newly married, leading a life of privilege and respectability. So, what led her to risk everything for an affair? And does that make her guilty of murder? She wasn't the only woman in Forrester's life, and certainly not the only one who might have had cause to wish him dead . . . Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 'A masterpiece' - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal 'Riveting . . . the tension persists until the last page' - The Times *The Maiden was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction on 05/03/2024
- About The Author
- Kate 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 The Maiden, which won the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year and was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, and The King's Witches. The Mourning Necklace is her third novel. She lives in Edinburgh with her two children.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529091748
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pan Books, (29 February 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 374
- Weight
- 264 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 130 x 24 mm
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