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After a deadly storm leaves an Arctic island to its women, a zealous witch-hunter arrives in this tense feminist historical novel.
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After a deadly storm leaves an Arctic island to its women, a zealous witch-hunter arrives in this tense feminist historical novel.
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24 Aralık 1617. Norveç'in en kuzeydoğusunda bir ada, Vardo. Denize açılmış kırk adam, duyanların büyüyle çağrıldığını düşündüğü bir fırtınada yaşamını yitirir, geride ise kadınların hakimiyetinde bir topluluk kalır. Yirmi yaşında, genç bir kadın olan Maren de bu felakette babasını ve kardeşini kaybeder. Üç yıl sonra, tehlikeli bir figür gösterir kendini: Kuzey adalarında cadı olarak hüküm giyenleri yakarak idam eden Vekil Absalom Cornet. Yanında da, otoritesini hem zorlayan hem de ondan korkan g...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central sapphic intimacy on-page; marital sex with coercive undertones
Violence & gore
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Storm drownings; witch burnings; interrogation and execution violence
Profanity
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Infrequent mild strong language in period-appropriate dialogue
Substance use
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Occasional alcohol in historical daily and social settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central romantic and sexual relationship between two primary women
Religious content
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Calvinist zealotry and church-led persecution drive the witch hunts
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Devil-pact accusations; condemned folk rites in historical witch trials
Political content
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Feminist focus on patriarchal violence and women's autonomy
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Domestic abuse; marital sexual coercion; torture of accused witches
Other
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