{"product_id":"the-witchfinders-sister-9780241978054","title":"The Witchfinder's Sister","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Beth Underdown\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The number of women my brother Matthew killed is one hundred and six...'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE PAGE-TURNING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A compelling debut from a gifted storyteller' Sarah Perry, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Alice Hopkins' husband dies in a tragic accident, she returns to the small Essex town of Manningtree, where her brother Matthew still lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut 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, in which he is gathering women's names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTo what lengths will Matthew's obsession drive him?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnd what choice will Alice make, when she finds herself at the very heart of his plan?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of the HWA Debut Crown Award 2017, and a Spring 2018 Richard and Judy Book Club pick, this beautiful and haunting historical thriller is perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, \u003ci\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBurial Rites\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Vivid and terrifying' \u003c\/b\u003ePaula Hawkins, author of \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003eclever, pacey read\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethat blends truth and fiction\u003c\/b\u003e...what elevates this book above other historical thrillers are the questions that Underdown asks about the nature of power, fear and how easy it is to become complicit in terrible acts' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003echilling, creeping novel\u003c\/b\u003e with very obvious parallels to more modern forms of witch-hints and misogyny, but is still firmly rooted in an England torn apart by civil war and gripped by religious fervour' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ehaunting, brooding debut'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePsychologies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e'At once a feminist parable and an old-fashioned, check-twice-under-the-bed thriller' \u003c\/b\u003ePatrick Gale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003erichly told and utterly compelling tale, with shades of Hilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e' Kate Hamer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Red Coat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAnyone who liked Cecilia Ekback's \u003ci\u003eWolf Winter \u003c\/i\u003eis going to love this\u003c\/b\u003e' Natasha Pulley, author of\u003ci\u003e The Watchmaker of Filigree Street\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBeth Underdown grips us from the outset and won't let go...at once a feminist parable and an old-fashioned, check-twice-under-the-bed thriller' \u003c\/b\u003ePatrick Gale, author of \u003ci\u003eNotes from an Exhibition\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etense, surprising and elegantly-crafted novel\u003c\/b\u003e' Ian McGuire, author of \u003ci\u003eThe North Water\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Beth Underdown cleverly \u003cb\u003ecreates a compelling atmosphere of dread and claustrophobia\u003c\/b\u003e... 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