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In the latter half of the seventeenth century, Kate MacNiven was accused, tried, and found guilty of witchcraft and burnt at the foot of Knock hill near Crieff, Perthshire. Her story lay silent except in legend. Jess Smith brings out the scant details of her life, reminding us that ‘truth will not be silenced’.

Jess Smith BEM is a Scottish writer who has spent her career raising awareness about the culture of Scottish Travellers. She has written seven books, including an autobiographical trilogy recalling her own childhood experiences, and a booklet on Traveller Dialects (with co-author Robert Dawson). In 2014 she led a campaign to save the 'Tinker's Heart', a Scottish Travellers' monument in Argyll, Scotland. She has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the Traveller community.