Books
by Eizabeth Laird
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The Witching Hour |
Set in 17th C Scotland, a violent period of religious struggles, bitter hatreds and extreme cruelties, the narrative follows Maggie Blair as she flees her home on Bute - having been accused of being a witch - across Scotland to Edinburgh in a desperate attempt to free her uncle taken as a Covenanter; an excellent, well crafted and absorbing historical novel with a strong female protagonist and a good sense of period for teen readers. Recommended.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 53 September 2009) |
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