{"product_id":"the-repentants-kate-foster","title":"The Repentants - Kate Foster","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe chilling tale of two women, forever bonded in their exile to the world's most desolate prison . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the real-life, unsuccessful attempt by Scottish landowners to annex Iceland for the British Empire,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Repentants\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a sensational work of historical fiction from the Women's Prize longlisted author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate Foster.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt Monans, Fife, Scotland 1770.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo women, a sabbath breacher and a flirt, are forced to publicly repent in church for their sins. Wealthy housewife Florrie and salt serf Eliza form a quick and unusual bond over their mutual shame. So when Florrie's husband Jonny decides she must accompany him to Ísafjörður, Iceland, where he is to open a new salt mine, Florrie insists Eliza comes as her maid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsolated and fearful, surrounded by ice and darkness, the two women grow ever closer. And that's when Jonny reveals the sinister truth - he plans to leave Florrie in Iceland, imprisoned and banished in order to restore his own fragile reputation back home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Florrie must try to escape - whatever it takes. But when she turns to Eliza for support, she realizes nothing is as it seems in this strange and hostile land . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kate Foster:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant' – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Masterful . . . I literally didn't look up from the first page to the last' – Janice Hallett, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Enthralling, compelling and at times chilling. Foster transports the reader back in time, bringing alive the forgotten and hidden voices of women in the past' – D. V. Bishop, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48151392878746,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/the-repentants-9781035052110.jpg?v=1780021987","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.com\/products\/the-repentants-kate-foster","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}