{"title":"C. J. Cooke","description":"C. J. Cooke is an award-winning poet and novelist published in twenty-three languages. She teaches creative writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women's writing and creative writing interventions for mental health.","products":[{"product_id":"the-last-witch-hardcover","title":"The Last Witch - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply compelling historical horror novel following a woman accused of being a witch who must use her voice to fight for her life--and the truth--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Witching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInnsbruck, 1485.\u003c\/i\u003e Helena Scheuberin should be doing what every other young wife is doing: keeping house, supporting her husband, and bearing his children, but as an outspoken, strong woman, she sometimes has difficulty fitting in. 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