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A tale of witchcraft and retribution in 14th-century Yorkshire is told through the eyes of a penitent monk. In the credulous squalor of medieval Yorkshire, a peasant girl is accused of being a sorceress. The suffering inflicted upon her by male superstition sparks a spectacular and terrifying retort which initiates the legend of Sycorax. Many years later, the story is recounted by Edmund, a flawed monk at Byland Abbey, who sets out to write a history of the witch as a penance for lascivious fantasies. In the process, he uncovers a brutal and eerie tale in which he becomes fatally involved. Not just a trip into another epoch, and more than just another supernatural thriller, this cunning mock-translation of the medieval tale of Sycorax reveals that the compulsions and delusions examined are endemic in us all today.
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J. B. Aspinall is the author of Gringo Soup and Sparrow Hall.
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- PublisherPeter Owen Publishers
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0720612780
- ISBN 13 9780720612783
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages220
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. paperback / softback edition. 239 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0720612780
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