The Witching Tide
The powerful and gripping debut novel for readers of Margaret Atwood and Hilary Mantel
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2023
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-1-3996-0586-1 (ISBN)
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-1-3996-0586-1 (ISBN)
A magnificent debut set in East Anglia in 1645, which tells the story of a silent midwife harbouring a secret and a witch hunt that tears a community apart
'Stylish and raw . . . seizes the reader's sympathy and does not let go'
Anne Enright, Booker Prize-winning author of The Gathering
East Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer and servant, has lived for more than four decades in her beloved coastal village of Cleftwater. Everyone knows Martha, but no one has ever heard her speak.
One Autumn morning, the peaceful atmosphere of Cleftwater is shattered by a sinister arrival and Martha becomes a silent witness to a witch-hunt. As a trusted member of the community, she is enlisted to search the bodies of the accused women. But whilst Martha wants to help her friends, she also harbours a dark secret that could cost her own freedom. In desperation, she revives a wax witching doll that she inherited from her mother, in the hope that it will bring protection. But the doll's true powers are unknowable, the tide is turning, and time is running out . . .
An immersive and deeply moving novel inspired by true events, The Witching Tide breathes new life into history whilst holding up a mirror to the world we live in now. A story of loyalty and betrayal, fear and obsession, the impact of misogyny and the power of resistance, it is a magnificent debut from a striking new literary voice.
'Utterly haunting and entirely riveting . . . sent shivers down my spine and brought me to tears'
Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
'A superb writer . . . I loved it'
Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
'Stylish and raw . . . seizes the reader's sympathy and does not let go'
Anne Enright, Booker Prize-winning author of The Gathering
East Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer and servant, has lived for more than four decades in her beloved coastal village of Cleftwater. Everyone knows Martha, but no one has ever heard her speak.
One Autumn morning, the peaceful atmosphere of Cleftwater is shattered by a sinister arrival and Martha becomes a silent witness to a witch-hunt. As a trusted member of the community, she is enlisted to search the bodies of the accused women. But whilst Martha wants to help her friends, she also harbours a dark secret that could cost her own freedom. In desperation, she revives a wax witching doll that she inherited from her mother, in the hope that it will bring protection. But the doll's true powers are unknowable, the tide is turning, and time is running out . . .
An immersive and deeply moving novel inspired by true events, The Witching Tide breathes new life into history whilst holding up a mirror to the world we live in now. A story of loyalty and betrayal, fear and obsession, the impact of misogyny and the power of resistance, it is a magnificent debut from a striking new literary voice.
'Utterly haunting and entirely riveting . . . sent shivers down my spine and brought me to tears'
Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
'A superb writer . . . I loved it'
Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
Margaret Meyer grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Norwich. She was an editor and publisher before becoming a mental health therapist, working in schools, prisons and addiction recovery centres as well as in private practice. Her debut novel, The Witching Tide, was shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Award and nominated a best book of the year by the Sunday Times and New York Times. Inspired by the East Anglian witch hunt of 1645-7, it is dedicated to the many innocent women who lost their lives.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.06.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 134 x 214 mm |
| Gewicht | 340 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3996-0586-0 / 1399605860 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3996-0586-1 / 9781399605861 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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