Perfect gothic, historical fiction

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Mini reviewโ€ฆ.
Iโ€™ve had this book on my shelf for months and every month I have been wanting to read it but never actually getting to it! So this month I was determined to fit it in and Iโ€™m so glad I did.
I loved this book, the story of Fleetwood, a young wife desperate to give birth to her baby safely. She employs a local woman, Alice, to become her midwife and unwittingly winds up involved in the now infamous Pendle witch trails.
You get to follow Fleetwood on her personal journey to safely carry her baby to term, deal with personal betrayal and local persecution.
This book reminds us just how badly women were hunted down and persecuted for using herbs to treat ailments! Something so simple that we fully embrace today. Such a sad loss all over the world for womankind.
This was beautifully written and perfect for fans of gothic, historical fiction.