The Highland Witch: A Novel

Fletcher, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393341380 ISBN 13: 9780393341386

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2012

In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag--accused witch, orphaned herbalist, and unforgettable heroine--is imprisoned for her supposed involvement in a massacre in the Scottish highlands. Suspected of witchcraft and murder and awaiting her death, she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information to condemn the Protestant King William, rumored to be involved in the massacre. Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world. By telling it, she transforms both their lives. Originally published in hardcover under the title Corrag: A Novel.

Review:

A stirring historical romance...sweeps out a lot of the old clichés about witches and casts an enchanting spell in favor of bold women everywhere.--Ron Charles

Fletcher gives readers a strong plot...and a triumphant heroine in Corrag, whose travails are truly epic.

A novel with moments of such extraordinary beauty and quiet power that it is impossible, having read it, not to look at the world anew. That in itself is a masterful achievement.

About the Author:

Susan Fletcher is the author of Eve Green, which won the Whitbread Award for First Novel, Oystercatchers, and The Highland Witch. She lives in the United Kingdom.