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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. Illustrated. 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 witchhuntBess 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 magicWhen 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 heightsSharratt interweaves wellresearched historical details of the 1612 Pendle witchhunt with a beautifully imagined story of strong women family and betrayal Daughters of the Witching Hill is a powerful novel of intrigue and revelation. Seller Inventory # DADAX0547422296
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Daughters of the Witching Hill reveals the true story of Bess Southerns, also known as Old Demdike, a cunning woman, healer, and the most notorious of the Pendle Witches of 1612 in Lancaster, England. 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. AUTHOR: Mary Sharratt, the author of seven critically acclaimed novels, is on a mission to write strong women back into history. Her novels include Daughters of the Witching Hill, the Nautilus award-winning Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen,The Dark Lady's Mask: A Novel of Shakespeare's Muse, and Ecstasy, about the life, loves, and music of Alma Mahler. She is an American who lives in Lancashire, England. 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. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780547422299
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