The Audible Daily Deal looks pretty good today; Frank J. Fleming’s SuperEgo has a Dexter like theme, set in space. Kobo has a cute Cozy Mystery (with recipes) as their Daily Deal. At Amazon, B.V. Larson continues his Star Force series with Outcast (which I already have). I’ll be reading the sample for Daughters of the Witching Hill this afternoon, definitely; I wonder how it will compare to Deborah Harkness’s A Discovery of Witches?
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Today’s Kindle Daily Deal is Daughters of the Witching Hill ($1.99), by Mary Sharratt [Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]. On the Amazon product page, there is an interview with and a letter from the author, along with a couple of “Spells from the Pendle Witch Trial Transcripts and Daughters of the Witching Hill”. Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Book Description
Daughters of theWitching Hill brings history to life in a vivid and wrenching account of a family sustained by love as they try to survive the hysteria of a witch-hunt.Bess Southerns, an impoverished widow living in Pendle Forest, is haunted by visions and gains a reputation as a cunning woman. Drawing on the Catholic folk magic of her youth, Bess heals the sick and foretells the future. As she ages, she instructs her granddaughter, Alizon, in her craft, as well as her best friend, who ultimately turns to dark magic.
When a peddler suffers a stroke after exchanging harsh words with Alizon, a local magistrate, eager to make his name as a witch finder, plays neighbors and family members against one another until suspicion and paranoia reach frenzied heights.
Sharratt interweaves well-researched historical details of the 1612 Pendle witch-hunt with a beautifully imagined story of strong women, family, and betrayal. Daughters of the Witching Hill is a powerful novel of intrigue and revelation.
More Kindle Deals of the Day for those in the US
| Romance | The Consequence of Revenge ($1.99) by Rachel Van Dyken [Skyscape] |
| SciFi & Fantasy | Outcast: Star Force #10 ($1.99) by B.V. Larson and David VanDyke [indie / Fireball Press] |
| Biographies & Memoirs | Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter ($1.99) by Randy L. Schmidt [Chicago Review Press] |
| Kids | Lost in London ($1.99) by Cindy Callighan [Aladdin] |
More Daily Deals
| Audible Daily Deal | SuperEgo ($7.55 Kindle; |
| Nook Daily Find | My Life with the Walter Boys ($1.99 Kindle, B&N) by Ali Novak [Sourcebooks Fire] – Ages: 12-17; Grades: 7-12 |
| Kobo Daily Deal | Oh Say Can You Fudge: A Candy-Coated Mystery with Recipes #3 ($1.99 Kindle, Kobo) by Nancy Coco [Kensington] and Mystery Dance: Three Novels ($4.99 Kindle, $1.99 Kobo) by Scott Nicholson [indie/Haunted Computer Books] |
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