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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

The Manningtree Witches

A. K. Blakemore (author)

Paperback Published on: 28/10/2021

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Darkly beautiful and poetic

Darkly beautiful, poetic writing about the witch trials in Puritan England in the village of Manningtree, during the unrest of the Civil War, and inspired ... READ MORE

Beth at Chesterfield

Poetic Fury At Its Very Best

The year is 1643, hunger stalks the land as crops fail and the civil war rages. Battle lines are drawn between the decadence of the Royalists and the bleak... READ MORE

Katy Wheatley

Absolutely beautiful

I loved this book! Blakemore is a poet, and you can certainly tell. The majestic flow in which this book was written with gripped me from the start. Althou... READ MORE

Steph

An authentically historical feeling witch trial story.

This is perhaps my favourite historical fiction novel that has taken the witch trials as its subject material. I loved the writing and the story but I al... READ MORE

Loricha Honer

Synopsis

Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month for November 2021

Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2021

Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2021

England, 1643. Puritanical fervour has gripped the nation.

In Manningtree, depleted of men since the Civil War began, the women are left to their own devices and Rebecca West chafes against the drudgery of her days. But when Matthew Hopkins arrives, asking bladed questions and casting damning accusations, mistrust and unease seep into the lives of the women.

Caught between betrayal and persecution, what must Rebecca West do to survive?

Publisher information

Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781783786442
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
Weight: 215g
Languages: English

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Intriguing

I go back and forth on my thoughts with this book…hence settling on 3 stars I enjoyed the writing very much, but the gothic genre (which I felt this fa... READ MORE

Davidp McIlwrath

A gripping and poetic account of a true and terrible story

My thanks to the publishers for an advanced review copy of this pungent and engrossing story of the women of Manningtree who were persecuted, tortured and ... READ MORE

Heather Rogers

Impressive Debut

I enjoy historical novels and would thoroughly recommend this. If, like me, your image of the Witchfinder General is Vincent Price, this will give you a n... READ MORE

Cherry Trott

Flouncy descriptive writing

I picked this book up as it was everywhere I looked for a good month, I only heard great things about it and I really wanted to like it but I just could no... READ MORE

Hollie Mclaughlin

Slow paced

SYNOPSIS Set in Manningtree, Essex, in the mid 1600s, The Manningtree Witches is a retelling of the witch hunt led by ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins... READ MORE

Katie Walters

Over-written witchery

A decent read - even if the main character is using language that would be beyond the grasp of that character at that time (even with a much better grasp o... READ MORE

Clive Gray

The Manningtree Witches

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