{"product_id":"wise-witch-of-orkney","title":"Wise Witch of Orkney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A BEAUTIFULLY PORTRAYED AND IMAGINATIVE TALE OF WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND IN ALL THEIR VULNERABILITY AND POWER' - S. G. MacLean, author of THE BOOKSELLER OF INVERNESS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND GREAT CHARACTERS' - Philip Paris, author of THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1593, Scotland. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKing James VI launches a bloody \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewitch hunt across the length and breadth \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof the country. But the women he fears \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emost are already within his court.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElspet is a spae-wife, a wise woman and healer from the isles of Orkney. Some might call her a witch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the king's new bride, Anna of Denmark, summons her to deliver her baby and cast a binding spell over the child, Elspet is trapped between two impossible choices - for she cannot refuse the queen, and she cannot be discovered by the king.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Elspet struggles to hide her secret identity in a court that wishes her dead, another woman seeks her aid: Kitty Muirhead, outcast, persecuted and desperate to escape the shadows of her past. Kitty and the queen could not be more different, but they may yet be each other's salvation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hunt is closing in on the three women. They must concoct a reckless plan to save one another before that fearful death sentence is cast upon them - \u003ci\u003ewitch.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling and compulsive reading . . . heralds an exciting new voice in historical fiction' - D. V. Bishop, author of the CESARE ALDO series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of intrigue and feisty female characters, this is a spellbinding debut that had me gripped from the first page to the last' - Naomi Kelsey, author of THE BURNINGS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An accomplished and impressive debut, which I highly recommend' - Paula Greenlees, author of JOURNEY TO PARADISE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56207225028952,"sku":"9781785308499","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781785308499.jpg?v=1778713230","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/wise-witch-of-orkney","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}