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The witching tide : a novel / Margaret Meyer.
"East Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer, and servant, has lived peacefully for more than four decades in her beloved seaside village of Cleftwater. Having lost her voice as a child, Martha has not spoken a word in years. One autumn morning, a sinister newcomer appears in town. The witchfinder, Silas Makepeace, has been blazing a trail of destruction along the coast, and now has Cleftwater in his sights. His arrival strikes fear into the heart of the community. Within a day, local women are being captured and detained, and Martha finds herself a silent witness to the hunt. Powerless to protest, Martha is enlisted to search the accused women for "devil's marks." She is caught between suspicion and betrayal; between shielding herself or condemning the women of the village. In desperation, she revives a wax witching doll that belonged to her mother, in the hope that it will bring protection. But the doll's true powers are unknowable, Martha harbors a terrible secret, and the gallows are looming..."-- Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668011362
- ISBN: 1668011360
- Physical Description: 327 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Mute persons > Fiction. Healers > Fiction. Midwives > Fiction. Witch hunting > Fiction. East Anglia (England) > Fiction. Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009767600 | New Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 10/17/2023 |
