{"product_id":"the-repentants","title":"The Repentants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer scandal. His revenge. The unforgettable new historical novel from award-winning author, Kate Foster.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt Monans, Fife, Scotland 1790. Two women are forced to publicly repent in church, one for adultery the other for breaching the sabbath. Wealthy housewife, Florrie, and salt serf, Eliza, form a quick and unusual bond over their mutual humiliation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo when Florrie's husband decides she must accompany him on a trade venture to Iceland, she insists Eliza comes as her maid. Far from home, isolated and fearful, the two women grow ever closer. Then Florrie's husband reveals his sinister plan: he will leave her in Iceland, banished for the shame she has cast upon him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlorrie must escape, but when she turns to Eliza for help she realizes nothing is quite as it seems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by an attempt by Scottish merchants to annex Iceland as a remote prison for the British Empire, The Repentants is a chilling tale of betrayal, exile and survival from the Women's Prize long-listed author of The Maiden, Kate Foster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Foster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57447987675523,"sku":"9781035052103","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/therepentants.png?v=1772034819","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/the-repentants","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}