{"product_id":"9781761381430","title":"Hagtale","description":"Author: O'Reilly, Sally\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761381430\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hagtale, a dark fable, a fireside story, known to Shakespeare, but unwritten. Until now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn eleventh-century Scotland, feral wolf-child Wulva is brought up by witches and then sent to live at a Scottish castle, where she falls under the spell of cruel, ambitious Lord Macbeth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree hundred years later, gentle Brother Rowan goes on a strange and perilous journey to a remote and ancient monastery to write a history of the Scottish king-line.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMisfits in their own time, seekers after truth, Wulva and Rowan are mysteriously connected despite the centuries that separate them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHagtale\u003c\/i\u003e explores the power of stories lost and found, their transformative potential, and who gets to be the owner of the tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This vivid novel features a wolf child, a crazed warlord and a walking forest, conjuring a world where nature is alive and wild, and human nature is cruel and deadly. Giving new life to the old fireside yarn that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Eithne Farry, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A strange, epic, haunting tale.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Chetna Maroo, author of \u003ci\u003eWestern Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A haunting novel, beautifully written. Sally O'Reilly has the ability to evoke whole landscapes in few words and to create characters whose lives are inseparable from the nature they inhabit. I was captivated by the stories of her two protagonists and of the land itself. A truly unusual read.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Susanna Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Nights Were Cold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729871818910,"sku":"UBD-9781761381430","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761381430.jpg?v=1776651605","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761381430","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}