{"product_id":"hagtale","title":"Hagtale","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hagtale, a dark fable, a fireside story, known to Shakespeare, but unwritten. Until now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn eleventh-century Scotland, feral wolf-child Wulva is brought up by witches and then sent to live at a Scottish castle, where she falls under the spell of cruel, ambitious Lord Macbeth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree hundred years later, gentle Brother Rowan goes on a strange and perilous journey to a remote and ancient monastery to write a history of the Scottish king-line.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMisfits in their own time, seekers after truth, Wulva and Rowan are mysteriously connected despite the centuries that separate them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHagtale\u003c\/i\u003e explores the power of stories lost and found, their transformative potential, and who gets to be the owner of the tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This vivid novel features a wolf child, a crazed warlord and a walking forest, conjuring a world where nature is alive and wild, and human nature is cruel and deadly. Giving new life to the old fireside yarn that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Eithne Farry, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A strange, epic, haunting tale.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Chetna Maroo, author of \u003ci\u003eWestern Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'O'Reilly's reimagining of Macbeth is stunning. Language, time frame, descriptions, plot, and character are brilliant. Connections between Rowan and Wulva are preternaturally curious. A gift to the expanding literary world of Macbeth.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Fiona Alison, \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Sally O'Reilly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516615721021,"sku":null,"price":28.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781761381430.jpg?v=1787563480","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/hagtale","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}