Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom.ġ942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. As a girl, Altha’s mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century.ġ619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. Weyward was a Times bestseller w/e 18-02-2023.2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers.

‘Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic’ BRIDGET COLLINS ‘Very visceral and brave… it’s bold, I loved that’ Mel Giedroyc on BBC2’s Between the Covers 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 is on trial for witchcraft, accused of killing a local man. 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 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

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Weyward by Emilia Hart