Fantasy

The Last Witchfinder

by James Morrow
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Description

Jennet Stearne's father hangs witches for a living in Restoration England. But when she witnesses the unjust and horrifying execution of her beloved aunt Isobel, the precocious child decides to make it her life's mission to bring down the Parliamentary Witchcraft Act. Armed with little save the power of reason, and determined to see justice prevail, Jennet hurls herself into a series of picaresque adventures - traveling from King William's Britain to the fledgling American Colonies to an uncharted island in the Caribbean, braving West Indies pirates, Algonquin Indian captors, the machinations of the Salem Witch Court, and the sensuous love of a young Ben Franklin. For Jennet cannot and must not rest until she has put the last witchfinder out of business.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatIncidental
HorrorChilling
SpiceFade-to-Black
ProfanityMild

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Details

First published
March 2006
Pages
560
Reading time
About 11 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Language
English
ISBN
9780060821807
Series
Standalone

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