The Merrybegot
This is the story of Nell who lives with her grandmother, the local cunning woman and healer, in a west country village in the seventeenth century. When one of the minister's daughters falls pregnant, she and her sister attempt to conceal it by accusing Nell of putting a curse on them. The...
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This is the story of Nell who lives with her grandmother, the local cunning woman and healer, in a west country village in the seventeenth century. When one of the minister's daughters falls pregnant, she and her sister attempt to conceal it by accusing Nell of putting a curse on them. The witchfinder general, Matthew Hopkins, is called in and in an atmosphere of fear, the local villagers turn nasty and Nell's grandmother falls victim to their hatred. Nell is all alone, and in great danger.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780192791573 (0192791575)
Publish date: February 3rd 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Witches,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Fairies,
Religion,
17th Century
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