{"product_id":"the-mourning-necklace","title":"The Mourning Necklace","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘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 \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by an infamous real-life case, \u003ci\u003eThe Mourning Necklace \u003c\/i\u003eis the unforgettable original feminist historical novel from the Women’s Prize-longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate Foster.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey said I would swing for the crime and I did . . . I wear the rope-mark like a mourning necklace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1724\u003c\/b\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is Maggie. She is alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruised and dazed, Maggie has little time for her family’s questions. All that matters to her is answering one: will they hang her twice?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kate Foster:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Riveting . . . The tension persists until the last page' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Kate excels at bringing the forgotten women of history back to life and giving them the attention they deserve’ – Claire Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fourteenth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Brilliant . . . the new Hilary Mantel’ – Tina Baker, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Did In The Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003ctable\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9781035052073 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Foster, Kate \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Pan Macmillan  \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : February 05, 2026 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Pan Books \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eAGE : From 18 years \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n    DIMENSION : 199 mm x 134 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 216 g \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Fiction-Related-items\"\u003eFiction \u0026amp; Related items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Foster, Kate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49715995410709,"sku":"9781035052073","price":140.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/The_Mourning_Necklace_9781035052073.jpg?v=1769419457","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/the-mourning-necklace","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}