Name: The Hellion
ISBN: 9781783529209

Harriet Young

Whalley, 1537: On a day like any other, a devastating fire changes the lives of two young girls. What happens next triggers a series of events leading inexplicably to the cells of Lancaster Gaol. Lancashire, 1612: The most notorious witchcraft trials in England are taking place. Among the accused, three generations of the same family. A family rooted in Pendle, tied to the infamous Malkin Towers and always followed by a whisper of evil. A family destroyed by the evidence given by a nine year old girl...

The Hellion

HARRIET. YOUNG

HELLION.

laura cait driscoll 

This book. I became a Super Patron of this book all the way back in 2019, and after receiving it earlier this year, i finally sat down yesterday and just read it. It was a perfect book for an autumn day. I was completely enthralled with this story and the history of the Pendle witch trials. @thesenovelthoughts’ debut novel introduces us to the women at the heart of these trials. We meet the three generations of one family who get caught up in the drama. This stories imagined history gives these families a voice and an identity beyond the accusations of witchcraft that we may not have previously had. This adds a human side to the facts we already had. the lines between fact and fiction is completely blurred in this book in an amazing way to bring the women involved to the forefront of the story. 

It’s clear that plenty of research went into this book but it doesn’t feel too overwhelming within in historical facts. All of the details work together to make the story so much stronger. It’s a completely engaging novel that is really difficult to put down. i wasn’t quite ready for it to end. 

⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Hellion

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