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*Exclusive limited edition first print run with a foiled board design and beautifully designed endpapers. Pre-order your copy. Available while stocks last.*––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Will she be damned by flame… or cursed by magic? Innsbruck 1485 Helena should be doing what every other wealthy young wife is doing: keeping her husband’s house, bearing his children. But when their footman is found dead, Helena is accused of killing him. Worse, she is accused of being a witch. Imprisoned with six other women, Helena is plunged into a world of terror. When a cursed witch totem is smuggled into the prison, the prisoners attempt to use it to escape only to unleash a malevolent spirit which places all their lives in danger. Does Helena risk her life and the lives of others by standing up to the terrifying witchfinder and risk death at the stake if found guilty? Or is the real threat the world beyond this one…?

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‘A powerful, rage-filled novel of courage, sisterhood and female power inspired by a real witchcraft trial … Blisteringly brilliant’ Anna Mazzola, The Book of Secrets ‘A heroine forgotten by history shines through this story of a dark and perilous time for women. Utterly chilling and almost unbearably poignant … it illuminates the present as well as the past. A beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time’ Frances Quinn, That Bonesetter Woman ‘C.J. Cooke expertly weaves the terrifying and real experience of witch persecution with dark magic and the power of sisterhood … An unforgettable read’ Anya Bergman, The Witches of Vardo PRAISE FOR C.J. COOKE ‘Chilling and beautifully written, THE BOOK OF WITCHING gripped me from the very first sentence: I read it in one sitting. A haunting recreation of a real Scottish witch trial, this is CJ Cooke's finest novel yet’ Emilia Hart, Weyward ‘A fantastic blend of folklore and feminism, Cooke delicately balances terror and tenderness in a gothic, gripping tale’ Daily Mail 'A pacy, atmospheric story' Good Housekeeping 'A spellbinding thriller' Scots Magazine 'A gothic treat' Heat ​ 'An atmospheric one-sitting read' Woman&Home ‘Rich, chilling and gorgeously gothic … The kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery I just adore’ Chris Whitaker ‘Mesmerising and terrifying, this is a powerful story lovingly told … with characters that remain with me. Highly recommended’ Lisa Ballantyne ‘Evocative and chilling, an addictive piece of polar gothic’ Anna Bailey ‘An eerie, atmospheric novel that is full of tension and suspense, this is a beautiful gothic chiller of a book’ Elizabeth Lee

PRAISE FOR C.J. COOKE ‘Chilling and beautifully written, THE BOOK OF WITCHING gripped me from the very first sentence: I read it in one sitting. A haunting recreation of a real Scottish witch trial, this is CJ Cooke's finest novel yet’ Emilia Hart, Weyward ‘A fantastic blend of folklore and feminism, Cooke delicately balances terror and tenderness in a gothic, gripping tale’ Daily Mail 'A pacy, atmospheric story' Good Housekeeping 'A spellbinding thriller' Scots Magazine 'A gothic treat' Heat ​ 'An atmospheric one-sitting read' Woman&Home ‘Rich, chilling and gorgeously gothic … The kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery I just adore’ Chris Whitaker ‘Mesmerising and terrifying, this is a powerful story lovingly told … with characters that remain with me. Highly recommended’ Lisa Ballantyne ‘Evocative and chilling, an addictive piece of polar gothic’ Anna Bailey ‘An eerie, atmospheric novel that is full of tension and suspense, this is a beautiful gothic chiller of a book’ Elizabeth Lee

‘C.J. Cooke expertly weaves the terrifying and real experience of witch persecution with dark magic and the power of sisterhood … An unforgettable read’ Anya Bergman, The Witches of Vardo PRAISE FOR C.J. COOKE ‘Chilling and beautifully written, THE BOOK OF WITCHING gripped me from the very first sentence: I read it in one sitting. A haunting recreation of a real Scottish witch trial, this is CJ Cooke's finest novel yet’ Emilia Hart, Weyward ‘A fantastic blend of folklore and feminism, Cooke delicately balances terror and tenderness in a gothic, gripping tale’ Daily Mail 'A pacy, atmospheric story' Good Housekeeping 'A spellbinding thriller' Scots Magazine 'A gothic treat' Heat ​ 'An atmospheric one-sitting read' Woman&Home ‘Rich, chilling and gorgeously gothic … The kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery I just adore’ Chris Whitaker ‘Mesmerising and terrifying, this is a powerful story lovingly told … with characters that remain with me. Highly recommended’ Lisa Ballantyne ‘Evocative and chilling, an addictive piece of polar gothic’ Anna Bailey ‘An eerie, atmospheric novel that is full of tension and suspense, this is a beautiful gothic chiller of a book’ Elizabeth Lee

‘A heroine forgotten by history shines through this story of a dark and perilous time for women. Utterly chilling and almost unbearably poignant … it illuminates the present as well as the past. A beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time’ Frances Quinn, That Bonesetter Woman ‘C.J. Cooke expertly weaves the terrifying and real experience of witch persecution with dark magic and the power of sisterhood … An unforgettable read’ Anya Bergman, The Witches of Vardo PRAISE FOR C.J. COOKE ‘Chilling and beautifully written, THE BOOK OF WITCHING gripped me from the very first sentence: I read it in one sitting. A haunting recreation of a real Scottish witch trial, this is CJ Cooke's finest novel yet’ Emilia Hart, Weyward ‘A fantastic blend of folklore and feminism, Cooke delicately balances terror and tenderness in a gothic, gripping tale’ Daily Mail 'A pacy, atmospheric story' Good Housekeeping 'A spellbinding thriller' Scots Magazine 'A gothic treat' Heat ​ 'An atmospheric one-sitting read' Woman&Home ‘Rich, chilling and gorgeously gothic … The kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery I just adore’ Chris Whitaker ‘Mesmerising and terrifying, this is a powerful story lovingly told … with characters that remain with me. Highly recommended’ Lisa Ballantyne ‘Evocative and chilling, an addictive piece of polar gothic’ Anna Bailey ‘An eerie, atmospheric novel that is full of tension and suspense, this is a beautiful gothic chiller of a book’ Elizabeth Lee

Author Information

C.J. Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous other publications as Carolyn Jess-Cooke. Her work has been published in twenty-three languages to date. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen's University, Belfast, and is currently Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she researches creative writing interventions for mental health. C.J. Cooke lives in Glasgow with her husband and four children.

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