The Repentants

<p><b>The chilling tale of two women, forever bonded in their exile to the world's most desolate prison . . .<br><br>Inspired by the real-life, unsuccessful attempt by Scottish landowners to annex Iceland for the British Empire, <i>The Repentants </i>is a sensational work of historical fiction from the Women's Prize longlisted author of <i>The Maiden</i>, Kate Foster.</b><br><br><b>St Monans, Fife, Scotland 1770. </b>Two women, a sabbath breacher and a flirt, are forced to publicly repent in church for their sins. Wealthy housewife Florrie and salt serf Eliza form a quick and unusual bond over their mutual shame. So when Florrie's husband Jonny decides she must accompany him to Isafjorður, Iceland, where he is to open a new salt mine, Florrie insists Eliza comes as her maid.<br><br>Isolated and fearful, surrounded by ice and darkness, the two women grow ever closer. And that's when Jonny reveals the sinister truth - he plans to leave Florrie in Iceland, imprisoned and banished in order to restore his own fragile reputation back home.<br><br>Now Florrie must try to escape - whatever it takes. But when she turns to Eliza for support, she realizes nothing is as it seems in this strange and hostile land . . .<br><br><b>Praise for Kate Foster:</b><br><br>'Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant' - <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>'Masterful . . . I literally didn't look up from the first page to the last' - Janice Hallett, author of <i>The Appeal</i><br><br>'Enthralling, compelling and at times chilling. Foster transports the reader back in time, bringing alive the forgotten and hidden voices of women in the past' - D. V. Bishop, author of <i>City of Vengeance</i></p>