{"product_id":"the-repentants-kate-foster-9781035052110","title":"The Repentants","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe chilling tale of two women, forever bonded in their exile to the world's most desolate prison . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real-life, unsuccessful attempt by Scottish landowners to annex Iceland for the British Empire, The Repentants is a sensational work of historical fiction from the Women's Prize longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSt Monans, Fife, Scotland 1770. Two 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 Isafjoerdur, Iceland, where he is to open a new salt mine, Florrie insists Eliza comes as her maid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Kate Foster:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant' - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Masterful . . . I literally didn't look up from the first page to the last' - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 City of Vengeance\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Foster","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49121878409459,"sku":"9781035052110","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781035052110.jpg?v=1779740816","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-repentants-kate-foster-9781035052110","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}