Newes of Witches

From the author of The Specimens comes a gripping tale of suspicion and sacrifice in 17th-century Scotland, where a midwife must fight to save a girl accused of witchcraft before fear tears the village apart. The Scottish Highlands, 1629. When a community is torn apart by accusations of witchcraft, its women find themselves in mortal danger.Amidst the bogs and oat rigs of the village, children are going missing and the young daughter of the wealthy Gordon family has fallen under a malevolent spell. When Gordon accuses his serving girl, it falls to healer and midwife Mòrag to uncover the truth behind the attacks.When her examinations raise more questions than she can answer, Mòrag must leave the only home she has ever known and venture to the Royal Burgh of Dornoch where she hopes the slippery and unconventional Lady Alice might just be willing to help save the life of an innocent girl.But in a time and a place weighted against women, will this demand the greatest sacrifice of all?Drawing on the fear and paranoia fuelling the Scottish witch trials, Newes of Witches is a captivating novel exploring sacrifices made in the name of community, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit. 'A well-researched and engrossing novel'THE SCOTSMAN on Poor Creatures'Beguiling and atmospheric' HEAT on The Specimens From the bestselling author of Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month The Specimens comes a new historic novel set during the Scottish witch trials filled with confessions and betrayal.Rural Scotland, 1629. Amidst the bogs and oat fields, children are going missing, and others seem to have fallen under a malevolent spell. When a young serving girl is imprisoned on suspicion of witchcraft, it falls on healer and midwife Mòrag to uncover the truth behind the matter.However, investigation only raises more questions, and soon a violent truth comes to light which threatens to upend local life. As tensions in the community reach a fever pitch, allegiances shift, lives unravel, and Mòrag struggles to save the life of an innocent girl. But in a village gripped by fear and paranoia, this may demand the greatest sacrifice of all.

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