Title: The
Witching Tide
Author: Margaret Meyer
Narrated by: Miranda Raison
Publisher: Simon
& Schuster Audio
Length:
Approximately 9 hours and 36 minutes
Source: Review
Copy from Simon & Schuster Audio. Thank
you @simonandschuster #BookClubFavorites for the free books!
When you think about witch trials, do you think about
Salem, Massachusetts or do you think about England? It was only within the last ten years that I
found out about the witch finder, Silas Makepeace, in England and the horrors
of what happened there.
Martha Hallybread is a midwife and healer who lost her
voice as a child. Her life changes
forever when Silas Makepeace, the witchfinder, comes to town. Her employer and surrogate son, Kit, gets her
a job helping Makepeace look for marks of the devil on women. Martha finds herself in a terrible situation,
powerless to help or stop what is happening to the women in her small
community. Will Martha be able to save
herself and the other women of her community?
The Witching Tide was a difficult book to read. It was terrifying how when the witchfinder
came to town, neighbors were turning on each other and hysteria ruled the
day. The proof that was used was horrifying
and also laughable that such things could be used to condemn women. They were powerless against the accusations.
This book was very well written, and Miranda Raison was
a good narrator. The one downfall is that it was slow in the middle and tended
to get repetitive with Martha’s thoughts circling her mind. She has a wax doll given to her by her mother
that she keeps with her that she constantly worries about. I just wanted her to throw it away!
The Witching Tide is an interesting story about a
terrible time in history.
I just read and reviewed a book about a witch finder in a small rural village and how evil the man was. The power he wielded over illiterate villagers was immense.
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