Date read: 4th July 2026
My rating: 4.5*Genre I reckon: Historical Fiction (witchy)
Buy link: Amazon
Gargh! I didn't realise this wasn't a stand-alone book. So, when I got to the end it was abrupt and surprising. In my defence, the two books aren't linked as a series on the Amazon website.
This story takes place in Elizabethan England. The witch hunts are yet to launch into full swing, but that doesn't hold these folk back.
I love that it focuses on the peasant villagers. The wealthy manor owners are peripheral yet intrinsic. For all lives are interwoven in Tudor England.
The priest is suitably zealous and hypocritical. And there are villagers who would use this to their advantage. But will Martha buy into his dark beliefs?
There are moments of doubt and madness, but also healing. And the very earth reflects this.
The research was clearly immense, but definitely worth it. I fell into this twisted landscape along with Martha.
A marvellously dark tale of superstition and witch accusation.
