| International Standard Book Number |
9798217187805 (electronic book)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9798217187799 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Cooke, C. J., 1978- author.
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| Title Statement |
The last witch / C. J. Cooke.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
339 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Helena Scheuberin should be doing what every other young wife is doing: keeping house, supporting her husband, and bearing his children, but as an outspoken, strong woman, she sometimes has difficulty fitting in. Then she draws the unwanted attention of a malign priest who is just starting his campaign to root out "witches" from among the women of her town, and when her husband's footman dies, she finds herself accused not only of murder but of witchcraft. Helena must find the courage to risk her life and the lives of others by standing up to a man determined to paint her as the most wicked of all." -- Provided by publisher.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"There's power -- and magic -- in taking a stand in this deeply compelling novel based on the incredible true story of a woman who defied one of Europe's most notorious witchfinders. Innsbruck, 1485. The witch hunts have found their way to Helena Scheuberin's city in Austria. As a young wife, her outspoken nature flies in the face of what's expected of her and makes her a target when a malign priest arrives, hell-bent on his campaign to root out "witches" and paint women as wicked, vile creatures. When Helena speaks up to defend one of the women he has accused, she draws his unwanted attention, and when her husband's footman dies, she finds herself accused not only of murder but of witchcraft. Helena must find the courage to risk her life by standing up to a man determined to paint her as the most wicked of all in this jewel-bright portrait of power."-- Inside book jacket flap.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Self-realization in women Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Witchcraft Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Witch hunting Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Malicious accusation Religious aspects Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Innsbruck (Austria) History Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Horror fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Gothic fiction.
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