Weyward

The Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, a spellbinding historical bestseller

UNLEASH 2023''S BIGGEST DEBUT SELECTED FOR BBC''S BETWEEN THE COVERS Cosmopolitan ''s Best Books for 2023 ''A generational tale of female resilience'' GUARDIAN ''A much-heralded epic'' OBSERVER _ ''Alive, vivid and gripping'' ABIGAIL DEAN ''Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic'' BRIDGET COLLINS ''Totally unique'' GILLIAN MCALLISTER ''Empowering'' GLAMOUR ''A bold witchy debut'' RED * Cosmopolitan ''s Best Books for 2023 KATE, 2019 Kate flees London - abandoning everything - for Cumbria and Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt. There, a secret lurks in the bones of the house, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. VIOLET, 1942 Violet is more interested in collecting insects and climbing trees than in becoming a proper young lady. Until a chain of shocking events changes her life forever. ALTHA, 1619 Altha is on trial for witchcraft, accused of killing a local man. Known for her uncanny connection with nature and animals, she is a threat that must be eliminated. But Weyward women belong to the wild. And they cannot be tamed... Weaving together the stories of three women across five centuries, Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world. WEYWARD is bewitching early readers: ''A story that absolutely lives up to its promise'' ''I didn''t want to put it down. I loved every character'' ''Phenomenal... I devoured this book'' ''Haunting, compelling, just sensational. Definitely one of the books of 2023'' ''The Weyward women have captured my heart'' Weyward was a Times bestseller w/e 18-02-2023. ...

Autorentext

Emilia Hart is a British-Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied English Literature and Law at the University of New South Wales before working as a lawyer in Sydney and London. Emilia is a graduate of Curtis Brown Creative's Three Month Online Novel Writing Course and was Highly Commended in the 2021 Caledonia Novel Award. Her short fiction has been published in Australia and the UK. She lives in London.

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EMILIA HART'S STUNNING NEW BOOK THE SIRENSIS OUT NOWTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLEROVER 700,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEAs seen on BBC's BETWEEN THE COVERS**'A bewitching debut. I can't wait to see what Emilia Hart writes next' KATE MORTON**

'A much-heralded epic' OBSERVER

'Empowering' GLAMOUR

Three women, five centuries, one spellbinding story

In the present day, Kate flees a traumatic relationship to the Cumbrian cottage she inherited from her great-aunt; but the cottage hides secrets of its own.

In 1942, Violet rebels against her father's ideas of a 'proper young lady' ... until he takes matters into his own hands.

In 1619, Altha is on trial for witchcraft, implicated in the gruesome death of a local man.

Three women they tried to cage - but Weyward women belong to the wild. And they cannot be tamed...

Weyward was a Timesbestseller w/e 18-02-2023.

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EMILIA HART'S STUNNING NEW BOOK THE SIRENS IS OUT NOW THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER OVER 700,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE As seen on BBC's BETWEEN THE COVERS