{"product_id":"ticket-the-book-nook-meets-kate-foster-award-winning-author-of-the-repentants","title":"Ticket: The Book Nook Meets...Kate Foster, Award Winning Author of The Repentants","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Book Nook bookshop in Ware is delighted to welcome Kate Foster, Award Winning Historical Fiction Author, to Ware Library on the evening of Wednesday  the 27th of May. Join us for an entertaining evening of historical fiction to celebrate the publication of Kate's latest book, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/products\/signed-copy-happy-days-by-natalie-cassidy-author-published-9-10-2025?_pos=3\u0026amp;_psq=the+repentants\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Repentants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate will be in conversation with The Book Nook's Michael Thomas, about the inspiration for her writing about the lives and retelling the stories of unforgotten women from across Scottish history as well as signing copies of her books which are available to pre-order with 10% off from the The Book Nook or will be on sale on the evening. Tickets are £6 and include refreshments. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by an attempt by Scottish merchants to annex Iceland as a remote prison for the British Empire, The Repentants is a chilling tale of betrayal, exile and survival from the Women's Prize long-listed author of The Maiden, Kate Foster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSt Monans, Fife, Scotland 1790. Two women are forced to publicly repent in church, one for adultery the other for breaching the sabbath. Wealthy housewife, Florrie, and salt serf, Eliza, form a quick and unusual bond over their mutual humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo when Florrie's husband decides she must accompany him on a trade venture to Iceland, she insists Eliza comes as her maid. Far from home, isolated and fearful, the two women grow ever closer. Then Florrie's husband reveals his sinister plan: he will leave her in Iceland, banished for the shame she has cast upon him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlorrie must escape, but when she turns to Eliza for help she realizes nothing is quite as it seems . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eKate Foster has been a national newspaper journalist for over twenty years. 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 in 2023 and was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2024, The King's Witches, and The Mourning Necklace. The Repentants is her fourth novel. She lives in Edinburgh with her two children.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58017792524669,"sku":"Katefoster1","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/CopyofKateFosterA4POSTER.png?v=1775658715","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/ticket-the-book-nook-meets-kate-foster-award-winning-author-of-the-repentants","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}