The Maiden - a daring, feminist debut novel - now a Times bestseller!

'Exceptional — a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant' – Daily Mail 'A masterpiece' – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal and The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels 'A mystery full of twists' – The Times Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's The Maiden is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history. "In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me." Edinburgh, October 1679. Lady Christian is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. News of her imprisonment and subsequent trial is splashed across the broadsides, with headlines that leave little room for doubt: Adulteress. Whore. Murderess. Only a year before, Lady Christian was newly married, leading a life of privilege and respectability. So, what led her to risk everything for an affair? And does that make her guilty of murder? She wasn't the only woman in Forrester's life, and certainly not the only one who might have had cause to wish him dead . . . 'Threat hangs over every page like the awaiting guillotine, but the women in this book gleam sharper. Witty, gritty and full of heart, their voices rise through the brutality and hardship of 17th century Edinburgh, battling to be heard' – Cari Thomas, bestselling author of Threadneedle

General

Imprint:	Pan Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2024
Authors:	Kate Foster
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-5290-9174-8
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-5290-9174-8
Barcode:	9781529091748

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