A review by dulcimermaid
Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness by Allyson Shaw

challenging dark slow-paced

2.5

This book was a little light on the history and a little heavy on the memoir for my tastes. The writing is very academic without much of the historical substance, and I find it curious that the author criticises the commodification of the deaths of these women while participating in such with this book. In combination with the focus on the book's more memoir-oriented elements, it comes across a little gauche. I did enjoy several passages in this book, and the epilogue, however.