<p><b>In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the bestselling author of <i>The Road Beyond Ruin</i> and <i>Broken Angels</i>.</b></p><p>In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.</p><p>Zacharias soon finds his first witch, and the public burning of a local man could spell the end of misfortune. As a sense of peace settles over the village, Katarin finds herself increasingly infatuated with Zacharias, who is a disruption to her predictable existence and a balm for her cruel past. But peace for Katarin is short-lived. Margaretha Katz--the new midwife--is seen as a rival for the reverend's attention. Fear and recrimination reach a fever pitch when a great tragedy sets the town fully on edge.</p><p>With the walls of winter closing in around Eisbach once again, rumours flourish and villagers turn on each other. Now, no one is safe from the pyre.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Gemma Liviero<br><b>Publisher:</b> Lake Union Publishing<br><b>Published:</b> 11/01/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 331<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781662520617