Kate Foster: Echoes of Edinburgh’s Past

The remarkable, dramatic story of Maggie Dickson ('Half Hangit Maggie') has intrigued and horrified Grassmarket drinkers for decades. In The Mourning Necklace, Kate Foster breathes new life into the story of Maggie's forbidden affair, secret pregnancy, and botched execution, using her captivating writing to shed light on women of the past, as she did in Women's Prize-shortlisted novel The Maiden. Be whisked back to 1720s Edinburgh via Foster's superlative storytelling today. Chaired by Jenny Brown.

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Scottish

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Brilliant Fiction

Hundreds of the world’s best fiction writers, including many of Scotland’s most exciting voices, and dozens of debut authors, will share their new and most notable works in the Brilliant Fiction strand. …

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