Witchcraft and Women’s Words

Bestselling authors Jenni Keer and Clare Marchant are available to host an author event on all things witchy, perfect for the dark and spooky seasons!

With each author having a brand new fiction release, exploring women navigating dark times when fears of witchcraft gripped communities, Jenni Keer and Clare Marchant have much to say on the topics of women, fear, and the cultural place of witches through history.

– The Ravenswood Witch (Keer) is an atmospheric, stormy tale for fans of Rebecca and The Familiars. In 1885 a young woman on the run is saved by a stranger, who takes her to live in the crumbling Ravenswood Hall. But a shadow lingers in every dark corner of this house, the stranger’s missing wife, known to the locals as the Ravenswood Witch…

– The House of the Witch (Marchant) follows two lives intertwining across the centuries, when a young woman takes refuge in a coastal cottage, and learns of the woman who lived there in 1646, a midwife and village healer who’s work drew the ire of a powerful local doctor.

Jenni Keer and Clare Marchant are keen to work with libraries to organise events around their new titles, and are happy to coordinate events that best suit each library and its users.

Don’t miss out on this magical event!

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Publisher: Boldwood Books
Author: Jenni Keer is the bestselling author of atmospheric historical novels including top 100 bestseller No. 23 Burlington Square. Clare Marchant is the bestselling author of evocative historical fiction including the acclaimed Tudor romance The Secrets of Saffron Hall.
Book: The Ravenswood Witch by Jenni Keer - The year is 1885 and a young woman is on the run, knowing if she’s caught, she’ll be hanged for murder. Moments from a safe haven, she collides with a gruff stranger, falling and breaking her ankle. To her surprise, the man – Marcus Greybourne – convinces the local constable that she is his reclusive wife of ten years, Luna. He carries her back to the neglected and crumbling Ravenswood Hall, promising if she agrees to maintain this charade, he will keep her safe until her injuries have healed. But the house is haunted by shadows and secrets. What’s more, the real Luna Greybourne is missing, without trace. Scratches and marks made by her around the house suggest witchcraft; and indeed Luna is known locally as the Ravenswood Witch; her reputation in tatters, like the wallpapers of the padlocked rooms she’d destroyed. As strange happenings in the house continue, outside the screech of a raven echoes across oppressive woods that seem alive with dark magic. And the woman who is now pretending to be Luna can’t help but fear she’s escaped the noose for a far more terrible fate… A completely compelling and unforgettable historical bookclub read – fans of Jane Eyre, Weyward and The Binding will be utterly spellbound. ________________________ The House of the Witch by Clare Marchant - ‘Totally gripping and atmospheric. This hypnotic timeslip about witches is compulsive reading. Breathtaking and beautifully written… Will stay with the reader long after the last page.’ Bestselling author of The Witch’s Tree, Elena Collins When Adrianna arrives at the small, run-down cottage, near the sea in rural Norfolk, she can’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Here she can forget her life in the city, and the problems she’s left behind there, at least for a while. But – like Adrianna herself – the cottage holds secrets. And when Adrianna finds a mysterious bundle of notes hidden under a floorboard, she can’t shake the idea that they’ve been waiting for her. Especially when – in the rambling, overgrown garden – she then finds a strangely-carved stone, drawing her into a centuries-old mystery… 1646: Between her work as the village midwife and the medicines she sells from her cottage, Ursula has no need for a man. But this ideal leaves her unprotected in a world where just one accusation of witchcraft can mean certain death. So when she catches the eye of a powerful new local doctor, she must use every part of her cunning, or risk becoming his prisoner… Can the two women – their paths bound by place and history – each find the keys to their own destiny?
Availability: After September 30th Open to discussion
Audience: Adult
Event Type: Online
Author's Travel Constraints: East / East Anglia
Fees: Negotiable
Technical Requirements: -

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