{"product_id":"ashes-and-stones-a-journey-through-scotland-in-search-of-women-hunted-as-witches-9781639365296","title":"Ashes and Stones: A Journey Through Scotland in Search of Women Hunted as Witches","description":"\u003cb\u003eA moving and personal journey, along rugged coasts and through remote villages and cities, in search of the traces of those accused of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Scotland.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It's summer. I stand where perhaps Ellen stood, in this ground thick with new thistle and long grass. She would have kenned this coast in all weathers: in the summer when it was as gentle as a lake and in the winter, with the high winds and stinging salt spray.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Ashes and Stones\u003c\/i\u003e we visit modern memorials and standing stones, and roam among forests and hedge mazes, folklore and political fantasies. From fairy hills to forgotten caves, we explore a spellbound landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Allyson Shaw untangles the myth of witchcraft and gives voice to those erased by it. Her elegant and lucid prose weaves together threads of history and feminist reclamation to create a vibrant memorial. This is the untold story of the witches' monuments of Scotland and the women's lives they mark. \u003ci\u003eAshes and Stones\u003c\/i\u003e is a trove of folklore linking the lives of contemporary women to the horrors of the past, a record of resilience and a call to choose and remember our ancestors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllyson Shaw has worked as a professional writer for the last thirty years. Her writing on folklore and history has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Monster Verse: Poems Human and Inhuman in the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series, Rituals and Declarations and The Bottle Imp. She spent her formative years in California and now lives on the northeast coast of Scotland. Find her online at www.allysonshaw.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613522235666,"sku":"9781639365296","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_697a22f6-d1c4-4a67-862a-17bd903554cd.jpg?v=1732405767","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ashes-and-stones-a-journey-through-scotland-in-search-of-women-hunted-as-witches-9781639365296","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}