{"product_id":"something-wicked-by-carol-ann-lee-9781789465860","title":"Something Wicked","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE AUTUMN MUST READ: \u003cem\u003eSomething Wicked\u003c\/em\u003e this way comes...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccused. Condemned. Redefined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster's Gallows Hill. The condemned and their associates had endured six months of accusations, imprisonment and torture; their treatment was such that one of the group died in Lancaster Castle's dungeons, while awaiting trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, a thriving tourism industry exists in and around Pendle, the former home of the so-called witches, yet virtually everything we know about the case originates from a single source: Thomas Potts' \u003cem\u003eWonderfull Discoverie of Witches\u003c\/em\u003e, hurriedly published in 1613 and distinctly skewed in favour of the prosecution. Until now...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Carol Ann Lee brings an entirely fresh perspective to the story by approaching it as true crime. Having worked in the genre for more than a decade, her research leads to revelatory discoveries, transforming our knowledge of those shadowy figures behind ill-famed names, and the terrible events that befell them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter four centuries of superstition and surmise, the two central, warring families—each headed by a fiercely independent widow working as 'cunning women'—emerge fully formed, as the book uncovers the reality of their lives and their alleged crimes before exploring the trial and executions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, we uncover the truth behind some of the story's most enduring mysteries: the legend of Malkin Tower and the final resting place of the Pendle witches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a ground-breaking book that will take the reader on a spellbinding journey into the dark heart of England's largest and most notorious witch trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428114940140,"sku":"9781789465860","price":47.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781789465860.jpg?v=1774767235","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/something-wicked-by-carol-ann-lee-9781789465860","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}