{"product_id":"a-fire-in-their-hearts-by-philip-paris-9781785307751","title":"A Fire in Their Hearts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A memorable novel' - The Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A gripping story' - The Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A poignant love story suffused with a deep, moving humanity' - The Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSCOTLAND, 1662.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne love. One belief. One eternal flame.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs civil war tears through the country and King Charles II tightens his grip on the Church of Scotland, childhood sweethearts Violet and Samuel are drawn into a dangerous struggle for the freedom to follow their belief. Their connection—quiet, instinctive, and deeply rooted—becomes the anchor that steadies them as the world closes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBranded as rebels and imprisoned in Greyfriars Kirkyard, they are forced from their homeland and sent to work on the sugar plantations of Barbados. When a shipwreck off Orkney separates them, Violet must navigate a foreign land alone, holding fast to the steady belief that Samuel may still be alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Scotland's lowlands to the Caribbean's unforgiving plantations, \u003cem\u003eA Fire in Their Hearts\u003c\/em\u003e follows two souls bound by conviction and a love that endures—across oceans, war and captivity. Inspired by extraordinary true events of the seventeenth-century Killing Times, it is a story of resilience, faith and an unextinguished flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fire in Their Hearts\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, epic tale of love, faith and survival by the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Witch of Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e, Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eHeartfelt and devastating\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . Philip Paris's remarkable story-telling brings some of the darkest episodes in Scottish history memorably to light.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS.G. MacLEAN\u003c\/strong\u003e, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bookseller of Inverness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Touching and dramatic . . . A beautifully written page-turner.\u003cstrong\u003e Highly recommended.\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELISABETH GIFFORD, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Lights of St Kilda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794229035244,"sku":"9781785307751","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781785307751-a-fire-in-their-hearts-1.jpg?v=1792452241","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-fire-in-their-hearts-by-philip-paris-9781785307751","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}