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In the most intense witch trials of 17th‑century England, Matthew Hopkins, the infamous Witchfinder General, hauls forward a wave of accusations. Twelve years later, Alice Hopkins, banished and pregnant, returns home to the house of her now‑grown brother, only to discover he is hunting the very women she once protected. Told from Alice’s perspective, the story intertwines historical fact with a woman’s struggle against fear, betrayal, and redemption, as she seeks the real enemy behind the witch hunts.
The novel explores violence, injustice, and the impact of societal marginalization through the lives of widows, deformed women, and those with feeble minds, while exposing the complexities of a brother‑sister relationship bound by shame and survival.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Beth Underdown
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