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WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2021 Rebecca West, daughter of the formidable Beldam West, fatherless and husbandless, chafes against the drudgery of her days, livened only by her infatuation with the clerk John Edes. Caught between betrayal and persecution, what must Rebecca West do to survive? We are a Co-operative and Community Benefit Society with charitable status. For more information head to: When a child falls ill with a fever and starts to rave about covens and pacts, the questions take on a bladed edge.
- Dimensions 135 x 216 x 18mm | 391g
Reviews
James E Brew
-𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿. -I think The Manningtree Witches is a great book to read as we head into spooky season, and I would recommend it to readers who enjoy the classics and historical fiction with more slow-burn plots. 𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗯. And she serves as a reminder to all women that to be strong and outspoken brings challenges in a society where women are still viewed as second class citizens.
Hayley Westwood
𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧, 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. -𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁, 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆. -I do love historical fiction, especially when it relates to the hidden stories of those who have been silenced by history, and The Manningtree Witches was no exception. It feels like an older book in its tone, pacing and use of vocabulary, but there is no doubt that Blakemore creates some beautiful descriptions - both of the environments and landscapes that Rebecca finds herself in, but also of the characters themselves.
Georgi Lvs Books
A more accurate translation would be thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live, but so many used this false translation to convince themselves, and others, that killing innocent people accused of being witches was somehow God's work. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲. . 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀, 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁 𝗢𝘀𝘆𝘁𝗵, 𝗝𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱.
-𝗕𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁, 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. -𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴. 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗵.
Through her depiction, Blakemore provides some commentary on society at the time, perhaps to better aid our understanding of how the witch craze swept the country. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱.
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