With its strong female protagonist, Fletcher’s latest work casts a spell that will linger over readers long after they have finished the book. This deeply philosophical and dramatic book is about an epic historic event and the difference a single heart can make-and how deep and lasting relationships can come from the most unlikely places. by Susan Fletcher (Author) 'This engrossing historical novel is essential for lovers of Scottish history. By telling it, she transforms both their lives.Īs in her award-winning debut novel, Eve Green, Susan Fletcher shows that she is 'a novelist with the soul of a poet' (Booklist). Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world. /rebates/2f97803933413862fHighland-Witch-Novel-Fletcher-Susan-03933413802fplp&. As she awaits her death, she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information she may have condemning the Protestant King William. Forty miles south, brilliant, captivating Corrag-accused witch and orphaned herbalist-is imprisoned in the Scottish highlands for her involvement in the massacre. Thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are killed by soldiers who had previously enjoyed the clan's hospitality.

As she awaits her death she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information she may have. Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world. In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag-accused witch, orphaned herbalist, and unforgettable heroine-is imprisoned in the Scottish highlands, suspected of witchcraft and murder. A breathtaking novel of passion and betrayal in seventeenth-century Scotland and the portrait of an unforgettable heroineįebruary 13, 1692. The Highland Witch: A Novel is written by Susan Fletcher and published by W. Suspected of witchcraft and murder and awaiting her death, she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information to condemn the Protestant King William, rumored to be involved in the massacre.

The highland witch by susan fletcher