<p><strong>Can she save herself from a witch&#39;s fate?</strong></p><p><br />
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Martha is a feisty and articulate young woman, the daughter of a wheelwright, living in a Herefordshire village in Elizabethan England. With no mother Martha&#39;s life is spent running her father&#39;s meagre household and helping out at the local school whilst longing to escape the confines and small-mindedness of a community driven by religious bigotry and poverty.<br />
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As she is able to read and is well-versed in herbal remedies she is suspected of being a witch. When a landslip occurs - opening up a huge chasm in the centre of the village - she is blamed for it and pursued remorselessly by the villagers.<br />
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<strong>But can her own wits and the love of local stablehand Jacob save her from a witch&#39;s persecution and death...<br />
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<strong>A brilliant and accomplished novel that perfectly captures the febrile atmosphere of Elizabethan village life in an age when suspicion and superstition were rife. Perfect for fans of Tracy Chevalier.</strong></strong></p>