Lee, Elizabeth

Cunning Women: A feminist tale of forbidden love after the witch trials

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ISBN 13:: 9781529156805
author:: Lee, Elizabeth
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Penguin (Cornerstone)
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3 centimeters (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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Cunning Women: A feminist tale of forbidden love after the witch trials by Elizabeth Lee. In 17th-century Lancashire, Sarah Haworth and her family live as outcasts, feared by the local villagers for their supposed "cunning folk" abilities. Under cover of darkness, they are called upon for healing balms and spells, but during the day, they are shunned. Against this backdrop of fear and persecution, love blossoms when Sarah meets Daniel, the local farmer's son. However, when a new magistrate arrives to investigate a spate of strange deaths, his gaze inevitably turns to Sarah and her family. As the stakes rise, Sarah must reckon with her fate to protect all she holds dear in a world where powerful men seek to control and destroy those deemed "cunning women". Elizabeth Lee's debut novel is a timely and beautifully evocative portrayal of hysteria and persecution, set against a historical period poised between darkness and enlightenment.

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