Based on a true story, this beautiful and haunting historical thriller is perfect for fans of sarah waters, the miniaturist and burial rites. The witchfinders sister by beth underdown waterstones. A seventeenthcentury english tragedy by malcolm gaskill 400pp, john murray. Its a story about the lives of women from the perspective of a woman, it talks about being at the mercy of the men in their lives and other factors which made them vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft. The witchfinders sister is beth underdowns debut novel. Her first novel, the witchfinders sister, is based on the life of the 1640s witchfinder matthew hopkins. The witchfinders sister audiobook by beth underdown. The witchfinder s sister pdf download full pdf read. Dec 14, 2017 beth underdowns historical debut, the witchfinders sister, has been optioned for tv by monumental television. Alice, a fictional character is the half sister to matthew hopkins, witchfinder. The witchfinders sister lays bare the visceral horror of what a witch hunt truly is.
A 17thcentury witch hunter and his campaign of terror the. While the civil war was raging, and england was having the bloody conversation with itself that. The witchfinders sister by beth underdown blog tour. Read it late into the night, but dont expect to sleep afterward. Pdf the witchfinder s sister download full pdf book download.
Mar 08, 2018 beth underdowns debut novel the witchfinders sister is a chilling and vividly haunting pick for the richard and judy book club spring 2018. It is a devastating look into insular villages with strange belief. Its 1645 in england as alice hopkins, a lost and penniless widow, returns to her brother matthews home. Pdf the witchfinders sister download ebook for free. Witchfinders by malcolm gaskill books the guardian. A debut literary historical thriller based on the witch hunts in 1640s england the most intense in english historyin which matthew hopkins, the witchfinder general, convicted more than a hundred women of witchcraft. In 1645 alice is forced to return from london to the small essex town of manningtree to her brother matthews house, after the death of her husband. The witchfinders sister by beth underdown the irish times. The witchfinders sister gives a longforgotten historical tragedy a fresh. Dec 01, 2016 the later part of the book introduces a lot of characters with a lot of different backgrounds and personalities, and i felt myself getting lost in different threads a few times, with some loose ends remaining. The witchfinders sister gives a longforgotten historical tragedy a fresh, feminist spin. The story is set in england in the seventeenth century, and follows the story of alice hopkins. Matthew hopkins is a wellknown historical figure in the uk. Her brother, matthew, is based on a historical figure who was a documented witchfinder in the 17th century.
The witchfinders sister by beth underdown the most. Exploiting the anxiety and lawlessness of the times, and cheered on by ordinary folk, they extracted confessions of satanic pacts resulting in scores of executions. Download the witchfinders sister in pdf and epub formats for free. Mar 02, 2017 the witchfinders sister is a tense, highly atmospheric historical drama based on fact, a book that it is easy to devour in quick smart fashion, with its vivid and emotionally drawn characters and a beautifully described sense of place and time. Mar 02, 2017 the witchfinders sister had all the makings for an exciting read. I thought it was an interesting way to tell the story, and i really felt for alice and everything she went through. Matthew hopkins is a witchfinder and travels across the english countryside hunting and executing witches. May 03, 2017 the witchfinders sister serves as an important reminder especially valuable today of the consequences of such an imbalance. The witchfinders sister book denton public library. Used by one of the most powerful men in the world in an attempt to discredit a political. The witchfinders sister by beth underdown penguin random.
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