The Witches of Vardo
the international bestseller: 'powerful, deeply moving' - sunday times
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2023
Summary
The Witches of Vardø: A Novel of Power and Persecution
Norway, 1662. A perilous era for women, where even dancing could spark accusations of witchcraft. Zigri, consumed by grief after losing her husband and son, finds solace in an affair with the local merchant. Soon, she’s branded a witch and imprisoned in the Vardo fortress, awaiting trial and condemnation.
Her daughter, Ingeborg, bravely ventures into the untamed wilderness, determined to bring her mother home. Alongside …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786581921 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786581922 |
| Author: | Anya Bergman |
| Publisher: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Manilla Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 29mm |
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About The Author
Anya Bergman
Anya Bergman became interested in the witch trials of Vardo and the vivid folk tales of the north while living in Norway. Travelling to the Steilneset memorial, in which Louise Bourgeois and Peter Zumthor commemorated persecuted as witches, she became fascinated by their stories. Now resident in Edinburgh, she graduated with distinction from the Creative Writing programme at Edinburgh Napier University. She is working on her next novel, which unites two women and two time periods of global unrest and upheaval.
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