{"product_id":"the-wicked-of-the-earth-the-burnings-in-conversation-with-a-d-bergin-naomi-kelsey","title":"Witch trials in Newcastle and North Berwick: in conversation with A.D. Bergin and Naomi Kelsey","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us at\u003cstrong\u003e Dunbar Library\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eThurs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eday, 27th February, at 7.30 pm\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cspan\u003ewhen we'll be joined by authors A.D. Bergin and Naomi Kelsey to discuss their historical fiction novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wicked of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Burnings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, set during the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNewcastle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNorth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eBerwick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ewitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003etrials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis event will include a Q\u0026amp;A, followed by a book signing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease book one ticket per person via this page. Copies of both books are now available for collection from Night Owl Books, or delivery,  if you would like to read them in advance of the event, or can be collected from the signing table on the night. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eThe Wicked of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober, 1650, traumatised Parliamentarian spy James Archer returns north seeking his sister Meg, missing in the aftermath of Newcastle’s recent witch trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAloof, enigmatic Elizabeth Thompson draws him to investigate the ongoing killing of women who had worked to free the accused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Elizabeth herself becomes hunted, the only chance of escape lies in Archer setting himself as bait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTelling the true story of Britain's largest witch trial, and the extraordinary all-female campaign to free the accused, \u003cem\u003eThe Wicked of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, S G MacLean, S J Parris, or C J Sansom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 336 pages, published November 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eThe Burnings\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing scares men like witchcraft… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1589. Scottish housemaid Geillis and Danish courtier Margareta lead opposite lives, but they both know one thing: when a man cries “witch”, no woman is safe. Yet when the marriage of King James VI and Princess Anna of Denmark brings Geillis and Margareta together, everything they supposed about good, evil, men, and women, is cast in a strange and brilliant new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in history, could black magic – or rumours of it – be a very real tool for women’s political gain? As the North Berwick witch trials whip Scotland – and her king – into a frenzy of paranoia, the clock is ticking. Can Margareta and Geillis keep each other safe? And once the burnings are over, in whose hands will power truly lie? 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