The Witching Tide by Margaret Meyer ISBN 9781668011362, 9781668011386, 1668011360, 1668011387 instant download

The Witching Tide by Margaret Meyer ISBN 9781668011362, 9781668011386, 1668011360, 1668011387 instant download

"Stylish and raw...seizes the reader's sympathy and does not let go." —Anne Enright, Booker Prize–winning author of The GatheringFor readers of Margaret Atwood and Hilary Mantel, an immersive literary debut inspired by historical events—a deadly witch hunt in 17th-century England—that claimed many innocent lives.East 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.One autumn morning, a sinister newcomer appears in town. The witchfinder, Silas Makepeace, has been blazing a trail of destruction along the coast, and now has Cleftwater in his sights. His arrival strikes fear into the heart of the community. Within a day, local women are being captured and detained, and...