What readers are saying about Karen Perkins: This is the story of her second trial.Ī friend of the Device family of Malkin Tower, Jennet Preston's story starts and ends in Yorkshire, yet is inextricably entwined with the most famous witch trial in British history – that of the Pendle Witches. Pursued and vilified by her young lord and master, Thomas Lister, she was accused and tried – twice – for Murder by Witchcraft in 1612.
Jennet Preston was an ordinary woman, with an extraordinary death. "The queen of this era, bar none" – Timothy Smith, Amazon reviewer Perfect for fans of Katherine Clements, Stacey Halls and Rowan Coleman. This is an impressive debut.Inspired by the treacherous true events surrounding the Pendle Witch Trials, Murder by Witchcraft is a gripping historical short story, written with honesty and passion. I got yanked into the story from the first lines and couldn’t stop reading. The book is quite dark at times given it’s set during a notorious era of witch trials, paranoia and hatred but the love between the female characters specially Evey and her sister and Evey and Anne, the woman who helps her really brings the book to life.
There’s something really special about this book. I’ve red books that cover similar themes and ideas but not as well written, rich and compelling as Witch. I thought Witch was a terrific read and look forward to reading what the author comes up with next. I never did no 1 October 2020, ebook, 277 pages, bought from GET A COPY
But she has promised her mother that she will keep Dill, her little sister, safe.Īs the lust for blood and retribution rises to fever pitch, will Evey keep true to the bonds of sisterhood and to the magick that is her destiny?
Set in the 17th century, a breath-taking debut, and a potential prize-winner, about the power of women, witchcraft, fury, revenge and the ties that bind us.Īfter witnessing the brutal murder of her mother by witch-hunters, Evey vows to avenge her and track down the killers.
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