Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart’s Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world. I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer. As a girl, Altha was taught by her mother to use magic for good, to know the secrets of the world around her. But as strange things begin to happen in the village, it becomes clear that Altha is in grave danger. 1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family’s grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal norms, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.

ISBN-13: 9780008499105
Pages: 336
Language: English
Dimensions: N/A
Weight: 0.345 kg (345 g)
Genres: Fiction, Literature, Fantasy, Witches, Generational, Feminism, Nature, Historical Fiction, Empowerment, Secrets, Magical Realism
Format: Paperback