In 1723 Lichfield, Hester fights to save a woman accused of witchcraft and murder from the gallows with help from the Lunar Society.
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In 1723 Lichfield, Hester fights to save a woman accused of witchcraft and murder from the gallows with help from the Lunar Society.
Lichfield 1723. A woman accused of witchcraft and murder faces the hangman's noose unless Hester and the Lunar Society can save her. Hester, the wife of an acting magistrate, is fighting a cause. Sickened by the hanging of a woman who had been brutalised by her husband, and still deeply affected by her own childhood experiences, Hester feels compelled to help women who face the death penalty. When Hester's husband is summoned to the scene of a murder, Hester accompanies him. They discover that t...
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Hangings, murder, and domestic brutality referenced as plot drivers
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Witchcraft trial setting implies religious context
Witchcraft accusations and witch's bottle central to plot
Witch's bottle used as key story element
Justice for women facing execution is recurring theme
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Domestic brutality, executions, and women facing death penalty
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