{"product_id":"dissenters-liz-hutchinson-9781906978839","title":"Dissenters: Conscience and Corruption in 17th-century Frome","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1660s English society experiences religious, social and industrial upheavals. Throughout the land, thousands of Puritan clergy are expelled from their churches and homes if they refuse to conform, and their dissenting congregations suffer repression by the magistrates. Illegal gatherings are reported in the woods at night, raising suspicions of witchcraft and devil-worship.\u003cbr\u003e In Frome, Somerset, Molly-Ann and her brothers Ben and Nathaniel struggle to make ends meet after their family is impoverished, and the boys are drawn into a smuggling gang. The changing times offer new opportunities - some less reputable than others - and violence is often the first response to those who enforce the law.\u003cbr\u003e The town's flourishing woollen industry brings wealth to a few, while attracting many of the rural poor desperate for employment. The rapid growth of the market town allows some to build fortunes, especially the more unscrupulous developers.\u003cbr\u003e But for others, the threat of poverty, starvation or the gallows is always present . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906978832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906978839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hobnob Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.58d","brand":"Liz Hutchinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486254018815,"sku":"9781906978839","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_796a1e95-38d6-46cf-9f31-779e9ed863c8.jpg?v=1778054553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dissenters-liz-hutchinson-9781906978839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}