{"product_id":"9781785308512","title":"The Wise Witch of Orkney : A spell-binding debut novel about Scotland’s witch-hunting hysteria","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Caig, Anna \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 October 2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Black and White Publishing) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 25 | 258g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'WHAT A FASCINATING READ. I WAS TOTALLY IMMERSED IN THIS WORLD ANNA CREATED. SHE IS A WONDERFUL STORYTELLER' - LORRAINE KELLY'A BEAUTIFULLY PORTRAYED AND IMAGINATIVE TALE OF WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND IN ALL THEIR VULNERABILITY AND POWER' - S. G. MacLean, author of THE BOOKSELLER OF INVERNESS 'IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND GREAT CHARACTERS' - Philip Paris, author of THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND1593, Scotland. King James VI launches a bloody witch hunt across the length and breadth of the country. But the women he fears most are already within his court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElspet is a spae-wife, a wise woman and healer from the isles of Orkney. Some might call her a witch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the king's new bride, Anna of Denmark, summons her to deliver her baby and cast a binding spell over the child, Elspet is trapped between two impossible choices - for she cannot refuse the queen, and she cannot be discovered by the king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Elspet struggles to hide her secret identity in a court that wishes her dead, another woman seeks her aid: Kitty Muirhead, outcast, persecuted and desperate to escape the shadows of her past. Kitty and the queen could not be more different, but they may yet be each other's salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hunt is closing in on the three women. They must concoct a reckless plan to save one another before that fearful death sentence is cast upon them - witch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anchored by a marvellous central character, Caig's plot is brought to life by a strong female cast with distinct, well-drawn personalities' - Alastair Mabbot, THE HERALD'Caig blends fiction with history for a great debut novel ... it had me hooked from the beginning' - SCOTTISH FIELD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55713660797304,"sku":"9781785308512","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781785308512.jpg?v=1792841693","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781785308512","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}