![]() This work of fiction is based on truth and history of the time. This is fiction, but Alice Gray did indeed stand trial in Lancaster as a witch in 1612 and her life was very different to those of the others accused. Alice befriends the mistress of Gawthorpe and their lives become entwined. It brings together the lives of people from very different backgrounds and yet they need each other and come to learn they can help each other.Īlice Gray was called a witch, as she had knowledge of herbs and used them specially to help women with childbirth. Being a journalist Stacey makes every word count, and her fictional story set in the early 1600’s, weaves fact and fiction together.Ī wealthy mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, did exist, as did the other characters in the book, but the story is a clever work of fiction. When I recently came across book of fiction by Stacey Hills, weaving the story of the witches of Lancashire into her story, I could not resist buying it and certainly was not disappointed. I was fascinated by the wealth of information about the witches of Pendle, their trial and sad deaths in Lancaster. ![]() ![]() ![]() A few years ago, I was invited to give a talk and tour of the herb garden at a local history museum at Barrowford near Nelson. ![]()
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