{"product_id":"john-buchan-witch-wood-2001-paperback","title":"John Buchan: Witch Wood [2001] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet against the religious struggles of seventeenth-century Scotland,  with Montrose for the king against a convenanted kirk, John Buchan's \u003ci\u003eWitch Wood\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping atmospheric tale in the spirit of Stevenson and Neil Munro.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs  a moderate Presbyterian minister, young David Sempill disputes with the  extremists of his faith. All around, the defeated remnants of  Montrose's men are being harried and slaughtered by the faithful, and  Sempill's plea for compassion, like his love for the beautiful Katrine  Yester, is out of joint with the times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are still older  conflicts to be faced however, symbolised by the presence of the  Melanudrigill Wood, a last remnant of the ancient Caledonian forest.  Here there is black magic to be uncovered, but also the more positive  pre-Christian intimations of nature worship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn such setting,  and faced with the onset of the plague, David Sempill's struggle and  eventual disappearance take on a strange and timeless aspect in what was  John Buchan's own favourite among his many novels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchan, John \u0026 Harvie, Christopher","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53112632705363,"sku":"9780862412029","price":14.29,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":53112632672595,"sku":"XG80862412029","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/buchan-john-harvie-christopher-john-buchan-witch-wood-2001-paperback-1223839475.jpg?v=1772049456","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/john-buchan-witch-wood-2001-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}