A handful of straw
Rensten, Mary2013
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The villagers of Walkern said she was a witch: they wanted her dead. So did Francis Bragge . . . and he was a man of God. How could any sensible person believe such nonsense in this new, enlightened century? Caroline Newell, 30, widowed and wealthy, on a visit to Hertfordshire, did not . . . and said so. Voicing her modern opinions in Walkern was dangerous, Caroline found . . . both for herself and her young maid, Mary. The extraordinary events of February and March 1712 – the witch-hunt itself, and the meeting with the gentle but passionate Simon Warrender and the handsome gypsy boy Jem – would have a lasting effect upon the lives of Caroline and Mary. Mary Rensten’s new novel tells the story of one of England’s most famous witch trials, that of Jane Wenham, at Hertford in March 1712.
Main title:
A handful of straw / Mary Rensten.
Author:
Rensten, MarySociety of Women Writers and Journalists, associated with work
Imprint:
London : SCRIPTORA, 2013.
Collation:
476 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Published in association with The Society of Women Writers & Journalists.
ISBN:
9780956249463 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
65833