Edinburgh in the late 17th century is a place of political turmoil, religious repression, suspicion and moral panic. Thomas Aikenhead, a student at the college of Edinburgh, loves to talk. But the walls have ears and friends can be false. The all-powerful Kirk has a great thirst for sin, and 'horrid blasphemy' is a capital crime.
This is novel, from an award-winning Scottish writer, is based on the life and times of the last person in the UK to be hanged for blasphemy.
Genre: Historical
This is novel, from an award-winning Scottish writer, is based on the life and times of the last person in the UK to be hanged for blasphemy.
Genre: Historical
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