The Manningtree Witches - AK Blakemore

“A witch is just their nasty word for anyone who makes things happen”.

AK Blakemore’s debut novel transports us to 1643 where suspicion and moral panic thrives in Manningtree, Essex. Rebecca West is unmarried living with her mother when the “witch hunter” arrives in town - pieced together from research of the real Matthew Hopkins and the Essex witch trials, Blakemore weaves in poetic prose to examine the impact of religious fanaticism , moral definitives and misogyny on this small community in the 17th century.

Perfect for those who enjoyed: Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites and Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall!