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The Mourning Necklace

by Kate Foster
language: english
Publisher: Pan MacMillan, February of 2026 ‧
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‘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 The Appeal

Inspired by an infamous real-life case, The Mourning Necklace is the unforgettable original feminist historical novel from the Women’s Prize-longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster.

They said I would swing for the crime and I did . . . I wear the rope-mark like a mourning necklace.

1724. 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.

But as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door.

It is Maggie. She is alive.

Bruised and dazed, Maggie has little time for her family’s questions. All that matters to her is answering one: will they hang her twice?

Praise for Kate Foster: ‘Riveting . . . The tension persists until the last page’ – The Times ‘Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant’ – Daily Mail ‘Kate excels at bringing the forgotten women of history back to life and giving them the attention they deserve’ – Claire Evans, author of The Fourteenth Letter ‘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 ‘Brilliant . . . the new Hilary Mantel’ – Tina Baker, author of What We Did In The Storm

The Mourning Necklace

by Kate Foster

Property Description
ISBN: 9781035052073
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Release Date: February of 2026
Language: English
Dimensions: 130 x 201 x 17 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 304
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Romance
EAN: 9781035052073

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kate Foster

Kate Foster trabalhou como jornalista por mais de vinte anos antes de se tornar escritora. Ao crescer em Edimburgo, ficou fascinada pela sua história, que muitas vezes usa como inspiração para os seus livros. Além de A Donzela – vencedor do Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of The Year e candidato ao Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 –, publicou ainda The King’s Witches e The Mourning Necklace. Atualmente, vive em Edimburgo com os dois filhos.

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