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Synopsis
The number of women my brother Matthew killed, so far as I can reckon it, is one hundred and six...
1645. When Alice Hopkins' husband dies in a tragic accident, she returns to the small Essex town of Manningtree, where her brother Matthew still lives.
But home is no longer a place of safety. Matthew has changed, and there are rumours spreading through the town: whispers of witchcraft, and of a great book, in which he is gathering women's names.
To what lengths will Matthew's obsession drive him?
And what choice will Alice make, when she finds herself at the very heart of his plan?
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Review
THE MOST THRILLING HISTORICAL DEBUT OF 2018
Based on the true story of the infamous witchfinder Matthew Hopkins, with one of the most memorable heroines in recent historical fiction, this haunting novel is perfect for fans of The Miniaturist, Sarah Waters and The Essex Serpent.
'A compelling debut from a gifted storyteller' (Sarah Perry author of The Essex Serpent)
Beth Underdown grips us from the outset...at once a feminist parable and an old-fashioned, check-twice-under-the-bed thriller (Patrick Gale)
A tense, surprising and elegantly-crafted novel (Ian McGuire)
Chilling, gripping, terrifying and exquisitely written (Susan Barker)
A richly told and utterly compelling tale, with shades of Hilary Mantel (Kate Hamer)
Atmospheric and filled with foreboding, it's a novel that draws you under its spell (Stylist)
A haunting, brooding debut (Psychologies)
A chilling, creeping novel with parallels to more modern forms of witch-hunts (Red)
'Anyone who liked Cecilia Ekback's Wolf Winter is going to love this. [It's] about tiny braveries and small courage... a real David and Goliath story, but far less straightforward' (Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street)
About the Author
Beth Underdown lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester. Her first novel, The Witchfinder's Sister, is based on the life of the 1640s witchfinder Matthew Hopkins. Beth's interest in seventeenth-century England was sparked by the work of her great-uncle David Underdown, one of that period's foremost historians. She came across a brief mention of Matthew Hopkins while reading a book about midwifery, igniting an interest which turned into an all-consuming hunt for the truth about this infamous killer.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0241978041
- ISBN 13 9780241978047
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
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