Solstice (The Newcastle Witch Trials Trilogy, Book 3) by Helen Steadman

 

Solstice
(The Newcastle Witch Trials Trilogy, Book 3)
By Helen Steadman

Publication Date: 18th September 2023

Publisher: Bell Jar Books

Page Length: 336

Genre: Historical Fiction / Horror

England, 1673. 

Still a world of witches, witch trials and witchfinders.

When a new vicar arrives to take over the parish of Mutton Clog, the village finds itself in the grip of puritan fever, and suspicious eyes are turned on Rose Driver.

Rose’s mother, brother and grandmother were all put to death by the Scottish witchfinder, John Sharpe.

Almost quarter of a century after the Newcastle witch trials, Sharpe is no longer a threat. Rose should be safe in her quiet village, but is history about to repeat itself?

Find out in Solstice, the powerful conclusion to the trilogy, which tells the story of one woman’s struggle for survival in a hostile and superstitious world.

The Newcastle Witch Trials trilogy was inspired by the little-known 1650 witch trials, where fifteen women and one man were hanged for witchcraft on a single day.

Praise

"Solstice (The Newcastle Witch Trials Trilogy, Book 3)" by Helen Steadman sharply draws a line between good and evil, centring on Rose’s struggle for hope amid threats of witchcraft and persecution. As the series continues, hope emerges that the accusations may finally end, offering Rose and her family a chance at peace—an explicit contrast to the darkness aiming to silence the innocent. 

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Helen Steadman

Helen Steadman mostly writes biographical historical fiction (think herbs, healing, witch trials, swords, shipwrecks and lighthouses) set in the north east of England. So far, she’s written the Newcastle Witch Trials trilogy (Widdershins, Sunwise and Solstice), The Running Wolf (about the Shotley Bridge swordmakers) and Grace (about Grace Darling, the heroic lighthouse keeper’s daughter).

And then — because why not — there’s God of Fire set on Mount Olympus, which is absolutely nowhere near the north east of England. A sequel featuring Aphrodite is planned. Probably. At some point. (Helen is a slow writer. Deadlines tend to pass her by.)

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