{"product_id":"the-witching-tide-paperback","title":"The Witching Tide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a best historical novel of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereminiscent of both \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHamnet\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Jezebel\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Witching Tide \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful debut \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einspired by the true events behind a deadly witch hunt in 17th-century England.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEast Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer, and servant, has lived peacefully for more than four decades in her beloved seaside village of Cleftwater. Having lost her voice as a child, Martha has not spoken a word in years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne autumn morning, a sinister newcomer appears in town. A \"witchfinder,\" Silas Makepeace has been blazing a trail of destruction along the coast, and his arrival in Cleftwater strikes fear into the heart of the community. Within a day, local women are being detained. Martha is enlisted to search the accused women for \"devil's marks,\" and finds herself a silent witness to the hunt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartha is caught between suspicion and betrayal; between shielding herself or condemning the women of the village. In desperation, she revives a wax witching doll that belonged to her mother, in the hope that it will bring protection. But the doll's true powers are unknowable, Martha harbors a terrible secret, and the gallows are looming... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet over the course of a few weeks that forever changed history, and for readers of Hilary Mantel and Margaret Atwood, \u003ci\u003eThe Witching Tide\u003c\/i\u003e \"illuminates a dark historical period and cautions against its recreation\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Meyer was born in Canada, grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Norwich, England. She worked in publishing before becoming a therapist, and has a degree in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. \u003ci\u003eThe Witching Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, was inspired by the events of the 1645-7 East Anglian witch hunt and is dedicated to the more than 100 innocent women who lost their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752883028256,"sku":"9781668011379","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/203c72b3fd05222c7d0f5bc4e643520c.jpg?v=1780006776","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-witching-tide-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}