A review by helenephoebe
Widdershins by Helen Steadman

4.0

Review - This was our book club pick for January 2020, and I really enjoyed reading it. It's based in my home town of Newcastle Upon Tyne, and based on a true story of 15 (or 16) witches executed on the Town Moor in 1650. Steadman's writing is engaging and swapping between the two different sides - one chapter from the view of a witch hunter and one from the view of an accused witch. It is a fictional portrayal of an event I knew very little about, though I have studied the European witch-craze as part of my degree. The book is very atmospheric and really brings to mind what life must have been like at that time.

Genre? - Historical

Characters? - Annie Chandler / Jane Chandler / Reverend Foster / Tom Verger / Andrew Driver / John Sharpe / Kirstie Slater / Dora

Setting? - Newcastle (England)

Series? - N/A

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 16/20

For a full review see my blog at https://bookbloggerish.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/book-review-widdershins-by-helen-steadman/