{"product_id":"a-fire-in-their-hearts-claiming-their-freedom-was-their-only-crime-by-philip-paris","title":"A Fire in Their Hearts : Claiming their freedom was their only crime by Philip Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSCOTLAND, 1662. One love. One belief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne eternal flame. As 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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. From Scotland's lowlands to the Caribbean's unforgiving plantations, A Fire in Their Hearts follows two souls bound by conviction and a love that endures - across oceans, war and captivity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by extraordinary true events of the seventeenth-century Killing Times, it is a story of resilience, faith and an unextinguished flame. A Fire in Their Hearts is a powerful, epic tale of love, faith and survival by the bestselling author of The Last Witch of Scotland, Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 'Heartfelt and devastating .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . Philip Paris's remarkable story-telling brings some of the darkest episodes in Scottish history memorably to light.'S.G.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMacLEAN, bestselling author of The Bookseller of Inverness'Touching and dramatic . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully written page-turner. Highly recommended.' ELISABETH GIFFORD, author of The Lost Lights of St Kilda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 400 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Bonnier Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Black and White Publishing\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781785307751\u003cbr\u003ePublished:2 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction\u003cbr\u003eWeight:270g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65090958623069,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781785307751.jpg?v=1782550825","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/a-fire-in-their-hearts-claiming-their-freedom-was-their-only-crime-by-philip-paris","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}