Beth Underdown lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester. Her first novel, The Witchfinder's Sister, is based on the life of the s witchfinder Matthew Hopkins. Beth's interest in seventeenth-century England was sparked by the work of her great-uncle David Underdown, one of that period's foremost historians/5(). · The Witchfinder's Sister is fiction based on the known facts of the time, including a book written by John Stearne, A Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft. Beth Underdown fleshes out those historical facts with an intriguing tale, covering March - the fifth day of Christmas, ISBN · The Witchfinder's Sister By Beth Underdown Blurb. The number of women my brother Matthew killed, so far as I can reckon it, is one hundred and six When Alice Hopkins' husband dies in a tragic accident, she has no choice but to return to the small Essex town of Manningtree, where her brother Matthew still lives.4/5(1).
HISTORICAL//The Witchfinder's Sister- Beth Underdown* When I was about nine, I remember my grandma giving me a book about the history of witchcraft in the British Isles. I was a slightly strange little girl and I think that she realised that the book would appeal to me. "Beth Underdown brilliantly meditates on the notion of a 'witch hunt' in this sharp work of historical fiction. It's a prescient dystopia that should remind readers of The Handmaid's Tale: A witch story to match the political climate of "—Entertainment Weekly "This is a novel for our timesThe Witchfinder's Sister. Download or stream The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown. Get 50% off this audiobook at the AudiobooksNow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown. Essex, England, With a heavy heart, Alice Hopkins returns to the small town she grew up in. Widowed, with child, and without prospects, she is forced to find refuge at the house of her younger brother, Matthew. The Witchfinder’s Sister. by Beth Underdown. Adapted for the stage by Vickie Donoghue. The world premiere of a chilling and creepy tale of Essex witch hunts. Essex, Blood runs cold with dread. After the tragic death of her husband, Alice Hopkins heads to Manningtree, the small town she grew up in, home to her brother, and childhood secrets. Inspired by the real-life story of notorious “Witchfinder General” Matthew Hopkins, Beth Underdown’s thrilling debut novel blends spellbinding history with echoes of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale for a truly haunting reading experience. Praise for The Witchfinder’s Sister.
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