I always enjoy Philippa Gregory novels. This one is no exception. Unusual story with the usual great detail. Thoroughly enjoyable

Brilliant! First of Philippa Gregory’s I’ve read. Now ordered another.

Another great story, beautifully told and with a staggering amount of research coupled with a brilliant imagination. I lost myself in the pages and have already ordered the next in the series online with Waterstones which is due out in November. I can’t wait..

Fantastic book. Couldn’t put it down.

I have loved all of the Philippa Gregory books I’ve read in the past, so I was excited to read this latest novel. The other ones I’ve read have been more focused on the Tudor royals. This one was different because it was about a working class woman in the seventeenth century. The story started at a slow pace. It began with just two characters, Alinor and James, meeting by chance. She is an innocent women who is accused of witchcraft by gossipers in her village, and he leads a dangerous double life in religion and politics. I loved how the women tried to fight for their rights. The politics of the country were open to lots of change in this story, with the King in exile. Alinor and her daughter Alys often talked about how unfair their position was, just because they were women. I’m not sure how historically accurate these conversations were, but it was fitting for the contemporary reader. Though the story started slow, the plot gradually grew into a thrilling story. I was shocked at the surprising ending. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book! Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.