Wise Witch of Orkney : A spell-binding debut novel about Scotland’s witch-hunting hysteria

Set in Scotland at the court of witch-hunting King James VI, this is the story of three women - born to follow very different paths - whose lives become dangerously intertwined as they attempt to defy the will of a King.

<p><b><i>'A BEAUTIFULLY PORTRAYED AND IMAGINATIVE TALE OF WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND IN ALL THEIR VULNERABILITY AND POWER' - S. G. MacLean, author of THE BOOKSELLER OF INVERNESS<br><br> 'IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND GREAT CHARACTERS' - Philip Paris, author of THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND</i></b><br><br><b>1593, Scotland. </b><b>King James VI launches a bloody </b><b>witch hunt across the length and breadth </b><b>of the country. But the women he fears </b><b>most are already within his court.</b><br><br>Elspet is a spae-wife, a wise woman and healer from the isles of Orkney. Some might call her a witch.<br><br>When the king's new bride, Anna of Denmark, summons her to deliver her baby and cast a binding spell over the child, Elspet is trapped between two impossible choices - for she cannot refuse the queen, and she cannot be discovered by the king.<br><br>While Elspet struggles to hide her secret identity in a court that wishes her dead, another woman seeks her aid: Kitty Muirhead, outcast, persecuted and desperate to escape the shadows of her past. Kitty and the queen could not be more different, but they may yet be each other's salvation.<br><br>The hunt is closing in on the three women. They must concoct a reckless plan to save one another before that fearful death sentence is cast upon them - <i>witch.</i><br><br><i><b>'Compelling and compulsive reading . . . heralds an exciting new voice in historical fiction' - D. V. Bishop, author of the CESARE ALDO series</b></i><br><i><br><b>'Full of intrigue and feisty female characters, this is a spellbinding debut that had me gripped from the first page to the last' - Naomi Kelsey, author of THE BURNINGS <br><br>'An accomplished and impressive debut, which I highly recommend' - Paula Greenlees, author of JOURNEY TO PARADISE</b><br></i></p>