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The Daylight Gate

The Daylight Gate

Winterson, Jeanette

Paperback

HorrorHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $14.00

ISBN10: 0802122833
ISBN13: 9780802122834
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: Oct 14 2014
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.70 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.10
Language: English
Mixing historical detail and dark horror, [Winterson] brilliantly brews a spellbinding take on the 1612 English witch trials.--People

An instant bestseller in the UK, The Daylight Gate is Jeanette Winterson's singular vision of a dark period of complicated morality, sex, and tragic plays for power in a time when politics and religion were closely intertwined. On Good Friday, 1612, deep in the woods of Pendle Hill, a gathering of thirteen is interrupted by the local magistrate. Two of their coven have already been imprisoned for witchcraft and are awaiting trial, but those who remain are vouched for by the wealthy and respected Alice Nutter. Shrouded in mystery and gifted with eternally youthful beauty, Alice is established in Lancashire society and insulated by her fortune. As those accused of witchcraft retreat into darkness, Alice stands alone as a realm-crosser, a conjurer of powers that will either destroy her or set her free.

Winterson's haunting imagery and narrative immediacy captivate. An engrossing story that's sure to leave you shivering.--Elle

This book is addictive, a page-turner...Winterson lays on the horror and the supernatural with gleeful abandon.--LA Review of Books

A daring historical novel...a portal in prose....Any reader who crosses over into this novel will remember vividly where he or she has traveled.--NPR.com

Delightfully gruesome.--New York Times

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