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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 AppealInspired 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 Stor

Kate Foster es una escritora escocesa y ha sido periodista en un diario nacional durante más de veinte años. Al crecer en Edimburgo, quedó fascinada por su historia y, a menudo, la usa como inspiración para sus libros. La doncella es su primera novela y ganó el premio Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year en 2023 y fue finalista del Women’s Prize for Fiction en 2024. También es autora de The King’s Witches y The Mourning Necklace. Kate vive en Edimburgo con sus dos hijos.