The Witching Tide Psychology Harvard historian and New Yorker

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A Massachusetts Book Awards Fiction Honors Selection

The Witching Tide Psychology Harvard historian and New YorkerBy Margaret Meyer Paperback Named a best historical novel of the year by The New York Times Book Review and " reminiscent of both The Scarlet Letter and Hamnet" (Jezebel), The Witching Tide is a powerful debut inspired by the true events behind a deadly witch hunt in 17th century England. East Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer, and servant, has lived peacefully for more than four decades in her beloved seaside village of Cleftwater.