Hex
Fagan, Jenni2022
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4th December 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh's High Street, convicted witch Geillis Duncan receives a mysterious visitor - Iris, who says she comes from a future where women are still persecuted for who they are and what they believe. As the hours pass and dawn approaches, Geillis recounts the circumstances of her arrest, brutal torture, confession and trial, while Iris offers support, solace - and the tantalising prospect of escape. 'Hex' is a visceral depiction of what happens when a society is consumed by fear and superstition, exploring how the terrible force of a king's violent crusade against ordinary women can still be felt, right up to the present day.
Main title:
Hex / Jenni Fagan.
Author:
Fagan, Jenni, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Polygon, 2022.
Collation:
112 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781846975684 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92HAFF
LC class:
PR6106.A33
Local class:
FTFICAFHIF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3082615