{"product_id":"hagtale-by-sally-oreilly-9781761381430","title":"Hagtale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHagtale\u003c\/em\u003e, a dark fable, a fireside story, known to Shakespeare, but unwritten. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn eleventh-century Scotland, feral wolf-child Wulva is brought up by witches and then sent to live at a Scottish castle, where she falls under the spell of the cruel, ambitious Lord Macbeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree hundred years later, gentle Brother Rowan embarks on a strange and perilous journey to a remote and ancient monastery to write a history of the Scottish king-line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMisfits in their own time, seekers after truth, Wulva and Rowan are mysteriously connected despite the centuries that separate them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHagtale\u003c\/em\u003e explores the power of stories lost and found, their transformative potential, and who gets to be the owner of the tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A strange, epic, haunting tale.'\u003cbr\u003e - Chetna Maroo, author of \u003cem\u003eWestern Lane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A book of blood and guts with some of the most exquisite nature writing I've ever read.'\u003cbr\u003e - Hannah Vincent, author of \u003cem\u003eAlarm Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eDark Aemilia\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A gripping novel that gives feisty feminist voice to the unknown woman who inspired Shakespeare's sonnets.'\u003cbr\u003e - Kirkus Reviews, starred review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083874681068,"sku":"9781761381430","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761381430.jpg?v=1765298580","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/hagtale-by-sally-oreilly-9781761381430","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}