AGNES FINNIE: THE WITCH OF THE POTTERROW PORT (PB)

Witchcraft holds a continued fascination for readers around the world, and the Scottish witch hunts have recently received renewed media attention. This book explores the unusual story of Agnes Finnie, a middle-class shopkeeper who lived in the tenements of Edinburgh. After arrest, most people accused of being witches were tried within a matter of days but not Agnes. Her unusual case took months with weeks of deliberation of the jury.