The Maiden - a daring, feminist debut novel about two women finally able to tell their story

<p><b>'A masterpiece. A thrilling historical murder tale but so much more. Vivid, evocative and full of humanity' &ndash; Janice Hallett, bestselling author of <i>The Appeal </i>and <i>The Twyford Code</i></b><br><br><b>Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's <i>The Maiden</i> is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history.</b><br><br><i>&quot;In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me.&quot;</i><br><br>Edinburgh, October 1679. Lady Christian is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. News of her imprisonment and subsequent trial is splashed across the broadsides, with headlines that leave little room for doubt: <i>Adulteress. Whore. </i><i>Murderess. <