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The Manningtree Witches

Von: A. K. Blakemore
Gesprochen von: Sofia Zervudachi
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England, 1643. Parliament is battling the King; the war between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers rages. Puritanical fervour has gripped the nation, and the hot terror of damnation burns black in every shadow.

In Manningtree, depleted of men since the wars began, the women are left to their own devices. At the margins of this diminished community are those who are barely tolerated by the affluent villagers - the old, the poor, the unmarried, the sharp-tongued. 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. But then newcomer Matthew Hopkins, a mysterious, pious figure dressed from head to toe in black, takes over The Thorn Inn and begins to ask questions about the women of the margins. When a child falls ill with a fever and starts to rave about covens and pacts, the questions take on a bladed edge.

The Manningtree Witches plunges its readers into the fever and menace of the English witch trials, where suspicion, mistrust and betrayal ran amok as the power of men went unchecked and the integrity of women went undefended. It is a visceral, thrilling book that announces a bold new talent.

©2021 A. K. Blakemore (P)2021 A. K. Blakemore
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One of the best novels about the witch trials of the 17th century I have read. Imaginative and characterful language choices, read with gusto (and a wonderful Essex accent). Beautifully drawn relationships that don't shy away from the darkness in some female friendships. At its heart, this is a story of a poor, hungry, frightened community and its need for someone to blame. About persecution of vulnerable persons and groups. About the cost of conflict. About food poverty and exclusion. If I could give ten stars, I would.

Fabulous

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I love how lively she read this book and reads every character with their own personality.

Amazing reader!!!

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