{"product_id":"hex-darkland-tales","title":"Hex: Darkland Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerfully poignant tale of one of the most turbulent moments in Scotland's history: the North Berwick Witch Trials.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e IT'S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh's High Street, convicted witch Geillis Duncan receives a mysterious visitor - Iris, who says she comes from a future where women are still persecuted for who they are and what they believe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the hours pass and dawn approaches, Geillis recounts the circumstances of her arrest, brutal torture, confession and trial, while Iris offers support, solace - and the tantalising prospect of escape. Hex is a visceral depiction of what happens when a society is consumed by fear and superstition, exploring how the terrible force of a king's violent crusade against ordinary women can still be felt, right up to the present day. 'This series has already produced two works of note and distinction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenni Fagan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43428091756801,"sku":"9781846976223","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/Untitleddesign_18.png?v=1726401045","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/hex-darkland-tales","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}