History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

The Widow of Pale Harbor Author: Hestor Fox Genre:  Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Graydon House Release Date:  September 17, 2019 Pages: 352 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review.  Synopsis: A town gripped by fear. A woman accused of witchcraft. Who can save Pale Harbor from itself?     Maine, 1846. Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after his wife’s death, so he moves to Maine, taking a position as a minister in the remote village of Pale Harbor.     But not all is as it seems in the sleepy town. Strange, unsettling things have been happening, and the townspeople claim that only one person can be responsible: Sophronia Carver, a reclusive widow who lives with a spinster maid in the eerie Castle Carver. Sophronia must be a witch, and she almost certainly killed her husband.     As the incidents escalate, one thing becomes clear:...

The Witch of Willow Hall Author: Hester Fox Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Graydon House Release Date: October 2, 2018 Pages: 368 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Two centuries after the Salem witch trials, there’s still one witch left in Massachusetts. But she doesn’t even know it.      Take this as a warning: if you are not able or willing to control yourself, it will not only be you who suffers the consequences, but those around you, as well.      New Oldbury, 1821       In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters—Catherine, Lydia and Emeline—flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall.     The estate seems sleepy and idyllic. But a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere, remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline.      All three daughters will be irrevocably changed b...