The Last Witchfinder
A Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 13, 2009
Jennet Stearne's father hangs witches for a living in Restoration England.
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- Who it’s for
- A reason-led campaign against witchcraft persecution ranges across Restoration Britain and the early American colonies.
- Themes
- Witchcraft persecution, Justice and reason, Resistance to unjust laws
- Pacing
- Fast
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Jennet Stearne's father hangs witches for a living in Restoration England. But when she witnesses the unjust and horrifying execution of her beloved aunt Isobel, the precocious child decides to make it her life's mission to bring down the Parliamentary Witchcraft Act.
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Armed with little save the power of reason, and determined to see justice prevail, Jennet hurls herself into a series of picaresque adventures—traveling from King William's Britain to the fledgling American Colonies to an uncharted island in the Caribbean, braving West Indies pirates, Algonquin Indian captors, the machinations of the Salem Witch Court, and the sensuous love of a young Ben Franklin. For Jennet cannot and must not rest until she has put the last witchfinder out of business.
Reason Against Fear
A reason-led campaign against witchcraft persecution ranges across Restoration Britain and the early American colonies.
Come here for
- A historical adventure driven by justice and the power of reason
- A vividly unruly route through pirates, Salem, and young Ben Franklin
Expect
- Jennet’s mission to end witch-finding, with danger and romance along the way
Where it sits
| The Occult & Supernatural | 55% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction | 38% |
| Historical Fantasy | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 20th-Century Historical Romance
- Romance Adventure
- American Historical Romance
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- James Morrow
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 13, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Witchcraft persecution · Justice and reason · Resistance to unjust laws
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century Historical Romance