{"product_id":"9781785307751","title":"A Fire in Their Hearts : Claiming their freedom was their only crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Paris, Philip \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/07\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781785307751,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gripping story'  - The Scotsman'A poignant love story suffused with a deep, moving humanity' - The Herald'A memorable novel' - The Sunday TimesSCOTLAND, 1662.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunted, held prisoner and banished for a belief...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs civil war rages and King Charles II tightens his grip on the Church of Scotland, childhood sweethearts Violet and Samuel are swept into a violent struggle for religious freedom. They pledge their hearts to each other - and to a cause that will test their faith, courage and love beyond measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunted as rebels, imprisoned behind the walls of the infamous Greyfriars Kirkyard and torn from their homeland, Violet and Samuel are sentenced to a life of indentured servitude on the brutal sugar plantations of Barbados. But when their ship wrecks off the coast of Orkney, they become separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone and captive in a foreign land, Violet must summon every ounce of strength to survive the horrors she faces - and to cling to the hope that Samuel is still alive. Can love endure across oceans, through wars and captivity?A Fire in Their Hearts is a powerful, epic tale of love, faith and survival, inspired by the extraordinary true events of the seventeenth-century Killing Times, by the bestselling author of The Last Witch of Scotland, Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Heartfelt and devastating . . . Philip Paris's remarkable story-telling brings some of the darkest episodes in Scottish history memorably to light.'S.G. MacLEAN, bestselling author of The Bookseller of Inverness'An utterly heart-wrenching novel.'FIONA VALPY, author of The Sky Beneath Us'Touching and dramatic . . . A beautifully written page-turner. Highly recommended.' ELISABETH GIFFORD, author of The Lost Lights of St Kilda\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56778432840053,"sku":"9781785307751","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781785307751.jpg?v=1771836618","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781785307751","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}