Description To save her unborn child, she will trust a stranger.
Set against the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612, this rich and compelling novel draws its characters from historical figures as it explores the lives and rights of seventeenth-century women, ultimately raising the question: Is witch-hunting really just women-hunting?.
Only they can save each other.
Only they know the truth.
Both their lives are at stake.
The trials are about to begin.
Time is running out.
The hunt for witches reaches fever pitch.
Can Fleetwood trust that Alice is really who she says she is?As the two women\'s lives become intertwined, Fleetwood must risk everything to prove Alice\'s innocence in order to save her own unborn child.
Even the woodland creatures, the "familiars," are suspected of practicing the dark arts.
But soon Alice is drawn into the frenzied accusations of witchcraft sweeping the countryside.
A midwife, Alice promises Fleetwood she can help her deliver a healthy baby.
Distraught over the frightening revelation, Fleetwood wanders the woods of Pendle Hill, where she comes across a young local woman named Alice Gray who is gathering herbs.
Then she discovers a hidden letter from her physician that warns her husband that she will not survive another pregnancy.
But none of her previous pregnancies have come to term.
As the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, she is anxious to provide her husband with an heir. 1612 Pendle Hill, England Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth is with child again.
To protect her secret, she must risk her life.
Description To save her unborn child, she will trust a stranger
