The witch's trinity: a novel
β Scribed by Erika Mailman
- Publisher
- Crown/Archetype;Crown Publishers
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
The year is 1507, and a friar has arrived in Tierkinddorf, a remote German village nestled deeply in the woods. The village has been suffering a famine, and the villagers are desperately hungry. The friar's arrival is a miracle, and when he claims he can restore the town to prosperity, the men and women gathered to hear him rejoice. The friar has a book called the Malleus Maleficarum--"The Witch's Hammer"--a guide to gaining confessions of witchcraft. The friar promises he will identify the guilty woman who has brought God's anger upon the town; she will be burned, and bounty will be restored. Tierkinddorf is filled with hope. Neighbors wonder aloud who has cursed them and how quickly can she be found? They begin sharing secrets with the friar.
GΓΌde MΓΌller, an elderly woman, has stark and frightening visions--recently she has seen things that defy explanation. None in the village know this, and GΓΌde herself worries that perhaps her mind has begun to...
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