{"title":"Madeleine Pelling","description":"\u003cp\u003eMadeleine Pelling explores the intersections of history, culture, and conflict with a distinctive narrative voice. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eHoax\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWriting on the Wall\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the unfolding of historical events with meticulous research and compelling storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect deeply engaging accounts that illuminate the complexities of military history and its broader social impact. Pelling’s writing combines analytical rigour with a thoughtful examination of the human experience within turbulent times.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"writing-on-the-wall-by-madeleine-pelling-9781800812000","title":"Writing on the Wall","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can – if you know where to look.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn aristocrat carves obscenities into a tavern window with his diamond ring. A shopkeeper's daughter sketches customers with a piece of coal. A desperate highwayman, condemned to death, scratches his initials into his prison cell door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWriting on the Wall\u003c\/em\u003e goes in search of the hidden voices of Britain's most rebellious and transformative era – a time when anyone in possession of a sharp point and ready surface could find their voice and immortalise their message. Through the marks made by ordinary people, scratched into walls, doors, windows and more, Madeleine Pelling brings the lost stories of the past to life in all their unguarded glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852784390380,"sku":"9781800812000","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/cc1b5dde90b3050554eb8eeba588a713.jpg?v=1759168168"},{"product_id":"hoax-by-madeleine-pelling-9781805222354","title":"Hoax","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere lies Fanny Lynes, whose whispers from beyond the grave set London alight with scandal. Here swings Mary Bateman, who lived a life of lies—and died a prophetess and murderer. Here stands Mary Willcocks. Or is it Anne Burgess? Or Princess Caraboo, from the distant island of Javasu?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA ghost. A witch. A princess. This is a story of those who lie. And of those who choose to believe them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe discoveries of the Enlightenment unsettled as much as they excited. New truths challenged longstanding beliefs. Rationalism jarred with superstition. Which voices would be heard in this ferocious battle for certainty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the chaos, three women and their hoaxes rose as symbols of terror and fascination. But were the lies surrounding Fanny Lynes, Mary Bateman and Mary Willcocks entirely of their own making? Why were the public transfixed?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuestioning culpability and complicity, Pelling's engrossing history of this great age of the hoax reveals a veiled world of moral panic, tall tales and true crime, and holds a mirror to our own turbulent relationship with truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664159162604,"sku":"9781805222354","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805222354-hoax.jpg?v=1779660709"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/madeleine-pelling.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}