The Ruin of Witches by Malcolm Gaskill

The Ruin of Witches by Malcolm Gaskill*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE* *A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR* 'A bona fide historical classic' Sunday Times 'Simply one of the best history books I have ever read' BBC History In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails and property vanishes. People suffer fits and are plagued by strange visions and dreams.

and unforeseen renewal

it reveals the sheer scope of McKee's intellectual and radically humane engagement with the world - and lets her spirit live on in her own words

And the summer that changed everything

'A fierce chronicler of survival against the odds

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family

Emer Martin's is a radical

Mallissa Read

While adult readers can find deep meanings in his various encounters

And if you ask her

Mary has spent her life fighting for equality

their lives are changed profoundly and for ever

even as they are confronted with the diabolic results of a magic act gone wrong