{"product_id":"9781035052066","title":"The Mourning Necklace","description":"Author: Kate Foster\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035052066\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Foster is an exceptional writer and masterful storyteller' – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e Inspired by the infamous real-life case of Maggie Dickson, \u003ci\u003eThe Mourning Necklace\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable historical novel from Women's Prize-longlisted author, Kate Foster. \u003ci\u003eThey said I would swing for the crime and I did . . . Surely, they can't hang me twice?\u003c\/i\u003e 1724. In a village tavern on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Maggie Dickson’s family drown their sorrows, mourning her death yet relieved she is gone. Shame haunts them. Passersby avert their eyes from the cheap-looking coffin on the rickety cart. Despite protesting her innocence, Maggie was hanged that morning for the murder of her new-born child. But as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door. It is Maggie. She has survived her execution. Whether Maggie bribed the hangman or has been touched by God matters little now. What matters is proving her innocence – before she is hanged again . . . Praise for Kate Foster: 'Exceptional – a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e 'Riveting . . . the tension persists until the last page’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e 'Enthralling, compelling and at times chilling . . . An utterly timely tale' – D. V. Bishop, prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eRitual of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe King's Witches\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46524189606046,"sku":"TLD-9781035052066","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035052066.jpg?v=1771389822","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035052066","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}