Weyward

I have a wild side and am a Weyward.

2019: Kate leaves London for the dilapidated Weyward Cottage, which she hardly recalls having inherited from her great-aunt, under the cover of night. The home, with its overgrown yard and crumbling ivy, is quite different from the violent relationship that tortured Kate. However, she starts to worry that her great-aunt was hiding something. One that has been concealed since the 17th-century witch hunts and is waiting to be discovered among the cottage's bones.

1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the killing of a neighboring farmer whose herd stomped him to death. When Altha was a little girl, her mother taught her about their sort of magic, which is based more on a profound understanding of nature than on casting spells. However, oddball ladies have always been seen as dangerous, so Altha knows she will need to use every resource at her disposal to save her freedom when the case against her for witchcraft is made.

1942: Violet is imprisoned in her family's opulent, dilapidated house as World War II rages around her. Constrained by social norms, she yearns for her mother, who has long since passed away and was said to have been insane before to her passing, as well as the comprehensive education her brother gets. Violet's sole memories of her are a locket engraved with the letter W and the word "weyward" carved into her bedroom baseboard.

Emilia Hart's captivating book, Weyward, explores the transformational power of nature and female perseverance through the experiences of three remarkable women spanning five centuries.