Description
‘Compelling, evocative, heart-wrenching and beautifully written. Highly advisable.’ – Fiona Valpy, writer of The Storyteller of Casablanca
Being a woman was once her only crime.
Scottish Highlands, 1727.
In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote parish of Loth, north-west of Inverness. Blending in does not come easily to the women: Aila was once badly burned in the fire and left with visible injuries, at the same time as her mother struggles to care for her grip on reality. When a temporary minister is appointed in the area, slightly than welcome the two women, he develops a abnormal curiosity for them that sets them even further except the community.
Haunting and deeply moving, The Last Witch of Scotland is a story of love, loyalty and sacrifice, inspired by the true story of the last person to be executed for witchcraft in Britain.
In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote parish of Loth, north-west of Inverness. Blending in does not come easily to the women: Aila was once badly burned in the fire and left with visible injuries, at the same time as her mother struggles to care for her grip on reality. When a temporary minister is appointed in the area, slightly than welcome the two women, he develops a abnormal curiosity for them that sets them even further except the community.
Then arrives a motley troupe of travelling entertainers from Edinburgh, led by the
charismatic but mysterious Jack. It’s only the distraction Janet, and particularly Aila, needs: for the first time in a long at the same time as, their lives are filling with joy and friendship, and a type of hope Aila hasn’t known since her father’s death. But in this small community, faith is more powerful than truth, and whispers more dangerous even than fire.Haunting and deeply moving, The Last Witch of Scotland is a story of love, loyalty and sacrifice, inspired by the true story of the last person to be executed for witchcraft in Britain.
Perfect for fans of
Outlander, The Mercies and The Witches of Vardo, or for anyone with an interest in the history of witchcraft, late renaissance Scotland and Highland history.
