There are scenes of unspeakable violence, including rape and physical abuse. The book throbs with sensitivities that only a woman can describe. It is about building resistance to male dominance and man’s voracious drive to subjugate women. It is about what it means to be a woman and stay in touch with your inner femininity, to commune with nature, to command and serve it. Society shuns the Weyward women as witches, but this book isn’t about trickery, boiling cauldrons, warts and superficial gimmicks. Each of the women embarks on a journey of self-discovery and undergoes a moment of empowering awakening. Its three protagonists are Altha, the healer, put on trial for murdering a man and accused of using black arts Violet, a fifteen-year-old girl, a daughter of a viscount, who is subjected to an assault with far-reaching consequences which only she, the victim, is expected to suffer and Kate, a woman running from an abusive relationship with the father of her unborn child.Įach of the women is subjected to brutalities which are sanctioned by the laws and mores that are designed to destroy them and to protect their oppressors. Weyward is a story of three generations of the Weyward women, spanning four hundred years between 1619 and the present.
‘Very visceral and brave… it’s bold, I loved that’ Mel Giedroyc on BBC2’s Between the Covers ‘Alive, vivid and gripping’ ABIGAIL DEAN ‘Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic’ BRIDGET COLLINS ‘Totally unique’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER ‘Empowering’ GLAMOUR ‘A bold witchy debut’ RED Weaving together the stories of three women across five centuries, Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world. Known for her uncanny connection with nature and animals, she is a threat that must be eliminated.īut Weyward women belong to the wild. Until a chain of shocking events changes her life forever.ĪLTHA, 1619 Altha is on trial for witchcraft, accused of killing a local man. VIOLET, 1942 Violet is more interested in collecting insects and climbing trees than in becoming a proper young lady. There, a secret lurks in the bones of the house, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. KATE, 2019 Kate flees London – abandoning everything – for Cumbria and Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt. ‘From the moment I started reading it there was a sense of spirit, fire, energy and vitality’ Sophie Duker on BBC2’s Between the Covers
‘She’s going to be a huge writing star’ Sara Cox on BBC2’s Between the Covers
*A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK *‘A generational tale of female resilience’ GUARDIAN *‘A much-heralded epic’ OBSERVER
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