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The Mourning Necklace
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Moving and masterful . . . transports you to 18th-century Scotland and says as much about modern life as it does about those harrowing times - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal Inspired by an infamous real-life case, The Mourning Necklace is the unforgettable new...
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Sentenced to hang for a terrible crime, Maggie Dickson somehow survives her own execution. Now she must race to prove her innocence before the hangman catches up with her . . .
Sentenced to hang for a terrible crime, Maggie Dickson somehow survives her own execution. Now she must race to prove her innocence before the hangman catches up with her. Inspired by a real-life case, this is the third novel from Women's Prize-longlisted author Kate Foster. Now in B format
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Moving and masterful . . . transports you to 18th-century Scotland and says as much about modern life as it does about those harrowing times - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal
Inspired by an infamous real-life case, The Mourning Necklace is the unforgettable new feminist historical novel from the Women's Prize-longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster.
They said I would swing for the crime and I did . . . I wear the rope-mark like a mourning necklace.
1724. In a tavern just outside Edinburgh, the family of Maggie Dickson - hanged for the murder of her newborn child - drown their sorrows, mourning her death yet relieved she is gone. Shame haunts them; passers-by avert their eyes from her cheap coffin on its rickety cart.
But as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door.
It is Maggie. She is alive.
Bruised and dazed, Maggie has little time for her family's questions. All that matters to her is answering one: will they hang her twice?
Praise for Kate Foster:
Riveting . . . The tension persists until the last page - The Times
Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant - Daily Mail
Kate excels at bringing the forgotten women of history back to life and giving them the attention they deserve - Claire Evans, author of The Fourteenth Letter
Captivating . . . Scratch beneath the surface of a Kate Foster novel and all of life is there in the most elegant prose - Marion Todd, author of the bestselling DI Clare Mackay series
Brilliant . . . the new Hilary Mantel - Tina Baker, author of What We Did In The Storm
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035052073
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pan Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 216g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Kate Foster worked as a national newspaper journalist for more than twenty years before becoming an author. Growing up in Edinburgh, she became fascinated by its history and often uses it as inspiration for her stories. Her previous novels include The Maiden, which won the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year and was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, and The King's Witches. The Mourning Necklace is her third novel. She lives in Edinburgh with her two children.
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