This pleasantly romantic historical fantasy debut flips lightly between the past experiences of ageless witch Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith and her present-day life in Matravers, England.--Publishers Weekly. -- Publishers Weekly.
Bess\'s adventures are fascinating. -- Booklist This pleasantly romantic historical fantasy debut flips lightly between the past experiences of ageless witch Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith and her present-day life in Matravers, England...
But will she be able to stand against Gideon--who will stop at nothing to reclaim her soul--in order to protect the girl who has become the Daughter she never had? Praise for The Witch\'s Daughter Brackston\'s first novel offers well-crafted characters in an absorbing plot and an altogether delicious blend of historical fiction and fantasy.
Against her better judgment, Elizabeth opens her heart to Tegan and begins teaching her the ways of the Hedge Witch.
Her loneliness comes to an abrupt end when she is befriended by a teenage girl called Tegan.
She has spent the centuries in solitude, moving from place to place, surviving plagues, wars, and the heartbreak that comes with immortality.
In present-day England, Elizabeth has built a quiet life.
She couldn\'t have foreseen that even now, centuries later, he would be hunting her across time, determined to claim payment for saving her life.
Secluded at his cottage, Gideon instructs Bess, awakening formidable powers she didn\'t know she had.
As Bess Hawksmith watches her mother swing from the Hanging Tree she knows that only one man can save her from the same fate: the Warlock Gideon Masters.
In the spring of 1628, the Witchfinder of Wessex finds himself a true Witch.
Let me tell you what it means to be a witch.
A story of how simple ignorance breeds fear, and how deadly that fear can be.
A tale of magic and love and loss.
If you will listen, I will tell you a tale of witches.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An enthralling tale of modern witch Bess Hawksmith, a fiercely independent woman desperate to escape her cursed history who must confront the evil which has haunted her for centuries My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years.
This pleasantly romantic historical fantasy debut flips lightly between the past experiences of ageless witch Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith and her present-day life in Matravers, England.--Publishers Weekly
