Solstice

Solstice (The Widdershins Trilogy Book Three)

By Helen Steadman

Genre:-Witchcraft/wicca/Historical Fiction

Pages:-256

Publisher:-Bell Jar Books

Blurb:-England, 1673. Still a world of witches, witch trials and witchfinders.

 When a new vicar arrives to take over the parish of Mutton Clog, the village finds itself in the grip of puritan fever, and suspicious eyes are turned on Rose Driver.

 Rose's mother, brother and grandmother were all put to death by the fanatical witchfinder, John Sharpe.  Almost quarter of a century after the Newcastle witch trials, Sharpe is no longer a threat. Rose should be safe in her quiet village, but is history about to repeat itself?

 Find out in Solstice, the powerful conclusion to The Widdershins Trilogy. Inspired by real witch trials, Solstice tells the story of one woman's struggle for survival in a hostile and superstitious world.

 The Widdershins Trilogy was inspired by the little-known Newcastle witch trials, where fifteen women and one man were hanged for witchcraft on a single day in August 1650.

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My Review:-When I read the blurb for this book, I knew it was one that would interest me. Living in Newcastle Upon Tyne, I've heard and read the stories about the witch trials, how fifteen women and a man were hung in Newcastle, even done a ghost haunt on the subject.  This is Book Three in 'The Widdershins Trilogy,' I haven't read the other two books but I didn't think I had missed anything. England 1673. Rose Driver has had a troubled past and hopes that the new vicar would be different. The village was in the middle of puritan fever, and everyone was looking at Rose, which wasn't something new, after all her family were put to death by John Sharpe, a witchfinder. Rose, Tilly and Tommy Green would play at Witch Cottage, Meg Wetherby use to live there. Meg's cottage was a place that would mean more to Rose as she got older. I don't want to spoil anything for you so will let you read the rest. This is a book that I've really enjoyed and will be reading Books one and two.