The Last Witch in Edinburgh

The Last Witch in Edinburgh
Title The Last Witch in Edinburgh PDF eBook
Author Marielle Thompson
Publisher Kensington Books
Pages 404
Release 2024-08-20
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1496742656

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For fans of Sarah Penner’s The Lost Apothecary and Alix E. Harrow’s The Once and Future Witches, this lush, atmospheric novel from the author of Where Ivy Dares to Grow blends witchcraft, queer love, a vibrant Edinburgh setting, and Scottish folklore for a propulsive and emotional story exploring what it means to resist the patriarchy and find your voice. “A lyrical and hauntingly beautiful new voice.” —Hester Fox, Author of A Lullaby for Witches In an alternate Edinburgh of 1824, every woman lives in fear that she will be the next one hanged for witchcraft. All it takes is invoking the anger, or the desire, of the wrong person. Nellie Duncan, beautiful and unwed, keeps to herself until she encounters the Rae Women’s Apothecary. There, fiery Jean Rae and the other women provide cures and teach others that they too can aid the winter deity, the Cailleach, embracing her characteristic independence, agency, and craft, in turn becoming witches themselves. Nellie finds a place and a purpose at the shop, and a blossoming romance with Jean, as she learns about nature-based craft and a witch’s ability to return to life after death. But the Cailleach has an ancient enemy intent on stripping the power of the deity and all her witches, leaving a wake of patriarchal violence and destruction. When heart-breaking disaster strikes, Nellie flees and spends the next two centuries hiding from the world—until love gives her the courage and the motivation to come back. Nellie’s past is waiting for her there, and hanging witches is no longer the only means of oppression. But this time, Nellie refuses to run—either from her foes, or from her resolve to awaken others to the unimaginable power that can come with fighting the patriarchy in its many forms—and finding one’s own magical inner-strength.

The Last Witch

The Last Witch
Title The Last Witch PDF eBook
Author Rona Munro
Publisher NHB Modern Plays
Pages 0
Release 2009
Genre DRAMA
ISBN 9781848420724

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A powerful, poetic and unsettling supernatural thriller.-Scotsman

Borders Witch Hunt

Borders Witch Hunt
Title Borders Witch Hunt PDF eBook
Author Mary W. Craig
Publisher Luath Press Ltd
Pages 239
Release 2020-11-06
Genre History
ISBN 1910022268

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The years between 1600 and 1700 were a period of war, famine, plague and religious upheaval in Scotland.A time when ordinary women, and men, of the Scottish Borders who fell under the suspicion of the Kirk would face interrogation and torture.A time when fear of Auld Nick turned the world upside down and the cry of witch would almost always lead to the rope and the flame.Mary Craig explores this tremulous period of Scottish history and examines the causes and effects of the 17th century witchcraft trials and executions in the Scottish Borders.

The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context

The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context
Title The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context PDF eBook
Author Julian Goodare
Publisher Manchester University Press
Pages 244
Release 2002-09-21
Genre History
ISBN 9780719060243

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This book is a collection of essays on Scottish witchcraft and witch-hunting, which covers the whole period of the Scottish witch-hunt, from the mid-16th century to the early 18th. It particularly emphasizes the later stages, since scholars are now as keen to explain why witch-hunting declined as why it occurred. There are studies of particular witchcraft panics, including a reassessment of the role of King James VI. The book thus covers a wide range of topics concerned with Scottish witch-hunting - and also places it in the context of other topics: gender relations, folklore, magic and healing, and moral regulation by church and state.

Tam O'Shanter

Tam O'Shanter
Title Tam O'Shanter PDF eBook
Author Robert Burns
Publisher
Pages 66
Release 1815
Genre
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Scottish Witches and Witch-Hunters

Scottish Witches and Witch-Hunters
Title Scottish Witches and Witch-Hunters PDF eBook
Author J. Goodare
Publisher Springer
Pages 245
Release 2013-10-31
Genre History
ISBN 1137355948

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This book brings together twelve studies that collectively provide an overview of the main issues of live interest in Scottish witchcraft. As well as fresh studies of the well-established topic of witch-hunting, the book also launches an exploration of some of the more esoteric aspects of magical belief and practice.

The Italian Chapel

The Italian Chapel
Title The Italian Chapel PDF eBook
Author Philip Paris
Publisher Black & White Publishing
Pages 296
Release 2018-03-08
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1845024117

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Orkney 1942. Forbidden lovers, divided by war, united by a secret act of creation. Amid the turmoil of the Second World War, a group of Italian prisoners is sent to the remote Orkney island of Lamb Holm. In the freezing conditions, hunger and untold hardships of Camp 60, this ragtag band must work together to survive. Domenico, a talented artist, is among them. He inspires his comrades to create a symbol of peace during these dark days of war, and out of driftwood and scrap they build the Italian chapel: a beacon of hope and beauty in a world ravaged by war. The chapel soon becomes a place of love, too. When Giuseppe, another POW, falls for local woman Fiona, he decides to hide a token of his love there . . . the secret of which is unveiled for the first time in The Italian Chapel. Based on an incredible true story, this heartbreaking and inspiring tale tells of forbidden passion, lifelong friendships and the triumph of the human spirit.