Solstice

Solstice (The Widdershins Trilogy Book Three)

By Helen Steadman

Narrator:-Christine Mackie

Genre:-Witchcraft/wicca/Historical Fiction

Listening Time:-6 hours and 34 minutes

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:-I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing this book, so when I was asked to review the audio of the same book I was happy to. Being from Newcastle Upon Tyne I was really interested in the story behind the witch trials. I enjoyed listening to Christine Mackie reading this book, it was easy to listen to, which is important when you are being told the story. This is set in the time when people believed in witches and witchcraft and many were burnt for what they believed. Here Helen tells us the story of Rose Driver from her childhood to adulthood. If you're a fan of history, witchcraft and the witch trials this is a book for you. I would also recommend reading the other two books in The Newcastle Witch Trials