{"product_id":"something-wicked-1","title":"Something Wicked","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The autumn must read: \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Something Wicked \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;this way comes...\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Accused. Condemned. Redefined.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;On 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster's Gallows Hill. The condemned and their associates had endured six months of accusations, imprisonment and torture; their treatment was such that one of the group died in Lancaster Castle's dungeons, while awaiting trial.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Today, a thriving tourism industry exists in and around Pendle, the former home of the so-called witches, yet virtually everything we know about the case originates from a single source: Thomas Potts' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, hurriedly published in 1613 and distinctly skewed in favour of the prosecution. Until now...\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Sunday Times \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;bestselling author Carol Ann Lee brings an entirely fresh perspective to the story by approaching it as true crime. Having worked in the genre for more than a decade, her research leads to revelatory discoveries, transforming our knowledge of those shadowy figures behind ill-famed names, and the terrible events that befell them.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; After four centuries of superstition and surmise, the two central, warring families - each headed by a fiercely independent widow working as 'cunning women' - emerge fully formed, as the book uncovers the reality of their lives and their alleged crimes before exploring the trial and executions.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Along the way, we uncover the truth behind some of the story's most enduring mysteries: the legend of Malkin Tower and the final resting place of the Pendle witches. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;This is a ground-breaking book that will take the reader on a spellbinding journey into the dark heart of England's largest and most notorious witch trial.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57399196516734,"sku":"NW9781789465860","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781789465860.jpg?v=1778613819","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/something-wicked-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}