The Manningtree Witches

von A. K. Blakemore

128 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"A refreshing, ribald rampage through sex, Puritanism and the hypocrisy of men."--The Times

Essex, 1643. In the quiet town of Manningtree, most of the men have gone to fight in the Civil War. With food running out and boredom setting in, seventeen-year-old Rebecca West longs for something, anything to happen.

When a tragic incident involving a local boy coincides with the arrival of the mysterious Matthew Hopkins, the town is plunged into discord. As suspicion and fear take root, Rebecca finds her own girlhood weaponized against her--and is forced to make a devastating choice.

The Manningtree Witches is a thrilling and fierce exploration of fear, control and what happens when women's voices are silenced. A. K. Blakemore's novel was a Sunday Times Book of the Year, winner of the Desmond Elliot Prize and shortlisted for the Costa Debut and Ondaatje Prizes.

• Reihe: NHB Modern Plays
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher
• ISBN: 9781839045608
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.03.2026
• Größe: 193 x 124 mm
• Verlag: Nick Hern Books