{"product_id":"the-private-memoirs-and-confessions-of-a-justified-sinner-9781786891860","title":"The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Scotland in the early eighteenth century. Fear and superstition grip the land. Robert Wringhim, a boy of strict Calvinist upbringing, is corrupted by a shadowy figure who calls himself Gil-Martin. Under his influence Robert commits a series of murders which he regards as 'justified' by God under the tenets of his faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHogg's masterpiece is a brilliant portrayal of the power of evil and a scathing critique of organised religion. Superbly crafted and deftly executed, it resists any easy explanation of events: is this stranger a figment of Robert's imagination, or the devil himself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHogg's enduring masterpiece is a triumph and deserves to be read, enjoyed and discussed by a new generation -- IAN RANKIN\u003cbr\u003eIts atmosphere is unique, its penetration is shocking, and the truthfulness of its account of religious mania is both timeless and timely -- PHILIP PULLMAN\u003cbr\u003eHogg's masterpiece is a psychological thriller, a metaphysical puzzle and a theological and philosophical maze all in one . . . A strange, disturbing obsession of a book -- JAMES ROBERTSON\u003cbr\u003eA prophet of modernity . . . the most influential of all Scotland's novelists . . .  A wonderful storyteller -- ALAN RIACH *  * The National *  *","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412369449303,"sku":"9781786891860","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786891860.jpg?v=1730516538","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-private-memoirs-and-confessions-of-a-justified-sinner-9781786891860","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}