{"product_id":"wise-witch-of-orkney-anna-caig-9781785308499","title":"Wise Witch of Orkney","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;'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\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; 'IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND GREAT CHARACTERS' - Philip Paris, author of THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;1593, Scotland. \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;King James VI launches a bloody \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;witch hunt across the length and breadth \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;of the country. But the women he fears \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;most are already within his court.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Elspet is a spae-wife, a wise woman and healer from the isles of Orkney. Some might call her a witch.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;When 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;While 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The 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 - \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;witch.\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Compelling and compulsive reading . . . heralds an exciting new voice in historical fiction' - D. V. Bishop, author of the CESARE ALDO series\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'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 \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'An accomplished and impressive debut, which I highly recommend' - Paula Greenlees, author of JOURNEY TO PARADISE\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51269285642528,"sku":"9781785308499","price":14.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781785308499_2444288.jpg?v=1785206923","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/wise-witch-of-orkney-anna-caig-9781785308499","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}