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A review by bookapotamus
The Winter Sisters by Tim Westover
4.0
Panthers, and Witches, and Rabies – Oh My!
There might not be a wizard in this one but there’s definitely a bit of magic and a host of quirky characters.
The Winter Sisters is a FUN read. The prose is clever, the conversation is snarky, and the story takes you into a world of medicine, healing, and folklore, while introducing you to a host of peculiar personalities.
It’s 1822 in Lawrenceville, GA and there’s a rabies epidemic in the small mountain town. The pastor has summoned Dr. Waycross to come take care of the community in the traditional, medicinal way, after he has driven the only “healers” they’ve ever known out of town. The Winter sisters, who he believes to be witches, practice some unconventional methods including crushed herb concoctions, nails in skulls, and moldy bread pressed on wounds. But the town loves the sisters – and wants nothing to do with Waycross and his “scientific” bloodletting and amputating saw.
As he gets to know the “witches” and learns of their techniques and traditions, they decide to combine forces to try to heal the town and those with this incurable fatal affliction – but it’s looking like they might need a miracle.
The story is quite imaginative with just a touch of whimsy, a dash of magic and a handful of humor, and is guaranteed to lift an ailing spirit.
There might not be a wizard in this one but there’s definitely a bit of magic and a host of quirky characters.
The Winter Sisters is a FUN read. The prose is clever, the conversation is snarky, and the story takes you into a world of medicine, healing, and folklore, while introducing you to a host of peculiar personalities.
It’s 1822 in Lawrenceville, GA and there’s a rabies epidemic in the small mountain town. The pastor has summoned Dr. Waycross to come take care of the community in the traditional, medicinal way, after he has driven the only “healers” they’ve ever known out of town. The Winter sisters, who he believes to be witches, practice some unconventional methods including crushed herb concoctions, nails in skulls, and moldy bread pressed on wounds. But the town loves the sisters – and wants nothing to do with Waycross and his “scientific” bloodletting and amputating saw.
As he gets to know the “witches” and learns of their techniques and traditions, they decide to combine forces to try to heal the town and those with this incurable fatal affliction – but it’s looking like they might need a miracle.
The story is quite imaginative with just a touch of whimsy, a dash of magic and a handful of humor, and is guaranteed to lift an ailing spirit.