![]() “The meticulously researched historical detail is seamlessly woven into the story the plot thunders along at a well-judged pace and in Mary, Rees has created one of the most rounded, strong and fascinating characters in recent fiction. It’s sure to become a modern classic and a worthy parallel to Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’”. After Mary's grandmother is executed as a witch, Mary flees her native England for a newfound colony in America, developing strong friendships and beginning to. ![]() “A wonderful novel that will excite and enthral. 'Witch Child' by Celia Rees is an epistolary novel about a fourteen-year-old girl who flees the witch hunts in England and settles in a Puritan colony in America. After university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years. Rees attended University of Warwick and earned a degree in History of Politics. She was born in 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands but now lives in Leamington Spa with her husband. “Mary’s story is a triumph of survival” “has an ‘irresistible urgency” - Guardian Celia Rees (born 1949) is an English author of children's, YA and Adult fiction. ![]() “This is a bold book written with compelling bravura” - Literary Review Hidden until now in the pages of her diary, Mary’s startling story begins in 1659, the year her beloved grandmother is hanged in the public square as a witch. If you are a fan and have read it, take the quiz below. There is a lot of torturing and pain along the story. ![]() “a superbly plotted and gripping historical novel” - Sunday Herald Witch Child is a novel published in 2000 and authored by Celia Rees, which is more of a horror story. ![]()
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