The Witchfinder's Sister
A haunting historical thriller perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Dutch House
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
19 March 2018
Summary
‘VIVID AND TERRIFYING’ - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
The number of women my brother Matthew killed, so far as I can reckon it, is one hundred and six…
- When Alice Hopkins’ husband dies in a tragic accident, she returns to the small Essex town of Manningtree, where her brother Matthew still lives. But home is no longer a place of safety. Matthew has changed, and there are rumours spreading through the town - whispers of witchcraft, and of a great book, i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241978054 |
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| ISBN-10: | 024197805X |
| Author: | Beth Underdown |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘A compelling debut from a gifted storyteller’ – Sarah Perry * author of The Essex Serpent *
Thumpingly good – Lucy Mangan
THE MOST THRILLING HISTORICAL DEBUT OF 2018
Based on the true story of the infamous witchfinder Matthew Hopkins, with one of the most memorable heroines in recent historical fiction, this haunting novel is perfect for fans of The Miniaturist, Sarah Waters and The Essex Serpent.
Beth Underdown grips us from the outset...at once a feminist parable and an old-fashioned, check-twice-under-the-bed thriller * Patrick Gale *
A tense, surprising and elegantly-crafted novel * Ian McGuire *
Atmospheric and filled with foreboding, it’s a novel that draws you under its spell * Stylist *
A haunting, brooding debut * Psychologies *
Beth Underdown cleverly creates a compelling atmosphere of dread and claustrophobia… Even from the distance of nearly four hundred years, her Matthew Hopkins is a genuinely frightening monster * Kate Riordan, author of The Girl in the Photograph *
A novel for our times. Beth Underdown’s The Witchfinder’s Sister explores another time and another place to lay bare the visceral horror of what a witch hunt truly is * New York Times Book Review *
Entertaining and thought-provoking, with a valuable message for our own times * Washington Post *
About The Author
Beth Underdown
Beth Underdown lectures in creative writing at the University of Manchester. Her debut, The Witchfinder’s Sister, was a Richard & Judy pick, a Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the HWA Debut Crown Award in 2017. The Key in the Lock is her second book and was a Sunday Times historical fiction pick and received wide acclaim. This is her third book.
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