Mary Sharratt
Illuminations
I admit to knowing next to nothing about Hildegard von Bingen before I picked up Mary Sharratt’s novel, Illuminations; by…
Daughters of the Witching Hill
Editors' choice
Inspired by the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England, Sharratt tells a dramatic story of love and treachery. Told…
Daughters of the Witching Hill
Editors' choice
Inspired by the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England, Sharratt tells a dramatic story of love and treachery. Told…
The Vanishing Point
The vanishing point: where a ship disappears over the horizon. Trained as a physician by her father, Hannah Powers must…
The Real Minerva
Minerva, Minnesota, in 1923 appears to be a growing modern town. In small-town fashion, shadows are actively cast on family…
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