GALCHEN, RIVKA
UNTITLED PB
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007548750
- author:
- GALCHEN, RIVKA
- publisher:
- HarperCollins
- language:
- English
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Small Town & Rural, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The plague is spreading and the hundred year war has begun. Katharina Kepler's life is turned upside down when she is accused of being a witch. Her herbal remedies, successful children, including Johannes, Imperial Mathematician, are all called into question. With financial ruin, torture, and even execution looming, Katharina tells her side of the story. This vividly imagined tale draws on historical documents to illuminate a society torn apart by collective aggression and fear. A narrative with true resonance for today, it explores how easy it is for a mob mentality to take hold in a climate of ignorance when a woman simply exists outside of the norm. Witty, engaging and darkly funny, Rivka Galchen's prose recalls the style of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall. With its subtle archaic tone, this book expertly weaves together multiple perspectives to show how fear and hysteria can consume us all.
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