{"product_id":"the-ninth-child-9781473696617","title":"The Ninth Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1856, the Scottish Highlands. A haunting novel of a young doctor's wife, Isabel Aird, struggling to make her childless life meaningful, unaware that the sinister Robert Kirke is watching her every move when she becomes pregnant again. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Where Memories Go and The Sealwoman's Gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSally Magnusson's classy new novel \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Child \u003c\/i\u003ehas snared me . . . \u003cb\u003eSuffice to say I'm hooked, and I'm only on page 50. It's wonderful and I daren't stop. One never messes with the faeries.\u003c\/b\u003e * Melanie Reid, THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn absolute triumph! \u003c\/b\u003eSuch a clever interweaving of history and fairytale.\u003cb\u003e I loved the lively intelligent heroine and the brooding sense of menace throughout\u003c\/b\u003e. It had me gripped right to the end * Sarah Haywood, author of THE CACTUS *\u003cbr\u003eNot only did the book transport me while I read, but when I slept my dreams were extraordinarily vivid - I dreamt I was roaming in the highlands, smelling fresh air, feeling sunlight - far from my hospital bed. \u003cb\u003eFew books have this impact on me.\u003c\/b\u003e * Michelle Gallen, author of BIG GIRL SMALL TOWN *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eengaging \u003c\/b\u003emix of folklore and Victorian history * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eeerie \u003c\/b\u003etale blends Scottish folklore with historical fiction * i *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacy and accomplished, with a supernatural chill\u003c\/b\u003e * The Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnthralling\u003c\/b\u003e * Scots Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eWell-researched, fascinating . . . a strong sense of place . . . \u003cb\u003ean accomplished piece of writing, cementing Magnusson's place\u003c\/b\u003e, not just as one of Scotland's best-loved broadcasters, but \u003cb\u003eone of Scotland's leading writers of historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * Scotland on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertaining, educational and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Child\u003c\/i\u003e is pacy and accomplished\u003c\/b\u003e, with particular skill in capturing the supernatural chill attached to some of Scotland's most picturesque sights * Press Assocation *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compassionate story of the clashing cultures of science and superstition, of male and female, rich and poor\u003c\/b\u003e * Anne Goodwin Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping plot, vivid period detail and a terrific touch of faery too\u003c\/b\u003e * Caroline Sanderson *\u003cbr\u003eA beguiling\u003cb\u003e weave of fine imaginative writing and deft research\u003c\/b\u003e into Celtic folklore and a triumph of Scottish engineering. \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Child\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea dramatic and magical novel told with enormous zest and wit.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI am looking forward to Sally Magnusson's next fine novel.\u003c\/b\u003e * Les Wilson Author of The Drowned and the Saved *\u003cbr\u003eA very impressive piece of work, drawing on\u003cb\u003e a strong sense of place and a rich seam of history and folklore \u003c\/b\u003efor its power. * Donald Murray, author of As the Women Lay Dreaming. *\u003cbr\u003eSally Magnusson has written \u003cb\u003ea brilliant tour-de-force \u003c\/b\u003ethat blends together unlikely ingredients such as engineering, the Celtic Otherworld and 19th century medicine into \u003cb\u003ea memorable, riveting, page-turning story. I savoured it!\u003c\/b\u003e * Alistair Moffat *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50046728274263,"sku":"9781473696617","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473696617.jpg?v=1740272944","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ninth-child-9781473696617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}