Daughters of the Witching Hill - Brossura

Sharratt, Mary

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0547422296 ISBN 13: 9780547422299

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2010

Riassunto

Daughters of theWitching Hill brings history to life in a vivid and wrenching account of a family sustained by love as they try to survive the hysteria of a witch-hunt.

Bess Southerns, an impoverished widow living in Pendle Forest, is haunted by visions and gains a reputation as a cunning woman. Drawing on the Catholic folk magic of her youth, Bess heals the sick and foretells the future. As she ages, she instructs her granddaughter, Alizon, in her craft, as well as her best friend, who ultimately turns to dark magic.

When a peddler suffers a stroke after exchanging harsh words with Alizon, a local magistrate, eager to make his name as a witch finder, plays neighbors and family members against one another until suspicion and paranoia reach frenzied heights.

Sharratt interweaves well-researched historical details of the 1612 Pendle witch-hunt with a beautifully imagined story of strong women, family, and betrayal. Daughters of the Witching Hill is a powerful novel of intrigue and revelation.

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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL

"Daughters of the Witching Hill cast a powerful spell over me as I sped through the pages, utterly transfixed by Mary Sharratt's evocative and nuanced prose. Readers are hereby warned of their own potential enchantment by this bewitching tale."--Katharine Weber, author of True Confections "No one casts a spell like Mary Sharratt. I was enchanted by this wonderfully absorbing novel, fascinated by the very real yet magical world of the Pendle witches. Mesmerizing and compelling."—Sandra Gulland, author of the Joesphine Bonaparte Collection

"Mary Sharatt’s Daughters of the Witching Hill is a powerful tale of the narrow gap between good and evil and how easily one can slip – or be pushed – into the abyss. Sharatt’s characters are beautifully drawn with equal measures of innocence and wisdom. Her portrayal of the complex pressures of poverty and social change on the wise women of Pendle Forest is compassionate and compelling."—Judith Lindberg, author of The Thrall’s Tale

PRAISE FOR THE REAL MINERVA

"Lively and memorable." -- The Washington Post

"Evocative and mythic, with a sublime sense of good old-fashioned storytelling. THE REAL MINERVA is wonderful."--Caroline Leavitt, author of Girls in Trouble

PRAISE FOR THE VANISHING POINT

"This extremely compelling, well-researched, and intensely written tale by Sharratt (The Real Minerva) is packed with fascinating historical information." - Library Journal

"Sharratt succeeds in keeping the plot unpredictable ... the novel's strengths [include] interesting, well-researched period detail with an emphasis on food and medicine. The plot remains sturdy ... leading to a conclusion that is well-orchestrated and satisfying." - Publishers Weekly starred

"THE VANISHING POINT is a truly captivating novel. It wears its history lightly, in the best tradition of great historical fiction. Mary Sharratt has a marvelously deft touch... She keeps the reader completely engaged, from first page to last." - Katherine Weber, author The Little Women

"Mary Sharratt's THE VANISHING POINT is her best novel yet, a passionate, spell-casting story; the world she creates is vivid, intimate, evocative. The harrowing narrative held me captive as secrets were slowly revealed. I was unable to put this book down."--Sandra Gulland, author of The Joesphine Bonaparte Collection

"THE VANISHING POINT sings! Mary Sharratt's details of seventeenth century economics and medicine enhance her story, yet she never loses sight of love, hope, loss, and regret. Her characters adjust to a new country and a continually changing view of the past--a theme that resonates into our times." - Shauna Singh Baldwin, author of What the Body Remembers

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL

"Daughters of the Witching Hill cast a powerful spell over me as I sped through the pages, utterly transfixed by Mary Sharratt's evocative and nuanced prose. Readers are hereby warned of their own potential enchantment by this bewitching tale."--Katharine Weber, author of True Confections "No one casts a spell like Mary Sharratt. I was enchanted by this wonderfully absorbing novel, fascinated by the very real yet magical world of the Pendle witches. Mesmerizing and compelling."—Sandra Gulland, author of the Joesphine Bonaparte Collection

"Mary Sharatt’s Daughters of the Witching Hill is a powerful tale of the narrow gap between good and evil and how easily one can slip – or be pushed – into the abyss. Sharatt’s characters are beautifully drawn with equal measures of innocence and wisdom. Her portrayal of the complex pressures of poverty and social change on the wise women of Pendle Forest is compassionate and compelling."—Judith Lindberg, author of The Thrall’s Tale

PRAISE FOR THE REAL MINERVA

"Lively and memorable." -- The Washington Post

"Evocative and mythic, with a sublime sense of good old-fashioned storytelling. THE REAL MINERVA is wonderful."--Caroline Leavitt, author of Girls in Trouble

PRAISE FOR THE VANISHING POINT

"This extremely compelling, well-researched, and intensely written tale by Sharratt (The Real Minerva) is packed with fascinating historical information." - Library Journal

"Sharratt succeeds in keeping the plot unpredictable ... the novel's strengths [include] interesting, well-researched period detail with an emphasis on food and medicine. The plot remains sturdy ... leading to a conclusion that is well-orchestrated and satisfying." - Publishers Weekly

"THE VANISHING POINT is a truly captivating novel. It wears its history lightly, in the best tradition of great historical fiction. Mary Sharratt has a marvelously deft touch... She keeps the reader completely engaged, from first page to last." - Katherine Weber, author The Little Women

"Mary Sharratt's THE VANISHING POINT is her best novel yet, a passionate, spell-casting story; the world she creates is vivid, intimate, evocative. The harrowing narrative held me captive as secrets were slowly revealed. I was unable to put this book down."--Sandra Gulland, author of The Joesphine Bonaparte Collection

"THE VANISHING POINT sings! Mary Sharratt's details of seventeenth century economics and medicine enhance her story, yet she never loses sight of love, hope, loss, and regret. Her characters adjust to a new country and a continually changing view of the past--a theme that resonates into our times." - Shauna Singh Baldwin, author of What the Body Remembers

L'autore:

MARY SHARRATT is an American writer who has lived in the Pendle region of
Lancashire, England, for the past seven years. Her inspiration for Daughters of the
Witching Hill arose directly from the wild, brooding landscape: the true story of the
Pendle witches unfolded almost literally in her backyard. All the major characters
and events portrayed in the novel are drawn from court clerk Thomas Potts’s
account of the 1612 Lancashire witch trials, in which seven women and two men
from Pendle Forest were hanged as witches. The author of the critically acclaimed
novels Summit Avenue, The Real Minerva, and The Vanishing Point, Sharratt is also
the coeditor of the subversive fiction anthology Bitch Lit, a celebration of female
antiheroes, strong women who break all the rules.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0547422296
• ISBN 13: 9780547422299
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 333