Publisher's Synopsis
Dedham Vale, England, 1758
Drowned if she is, damned if she isn't-Gatty Carter can't escape the curse of being called a witch.
Marked by suspicion and chased by fear, Gatty's life shatters after a cruel prank nearly ends it. Desperate for safety, she flees the only home she's ever known.
But escape offers no sanctuary. Arrested for vagrancy in a strange town, Gatty soon finds herself at the mercy of a mysterious family with dark secrets of their own. They claim to run a home for wayward women, but in reality, they seek out survivors of witchcraft accusations, hoping to unlock powers none of the women possess.
Among this unlikely coven, led by an overimaginative matriarch, Gatty discovers a bond she never expected. But as she grows close to these women, and even closer to a handsome librarian-her deception becomes harder to keep. Now, she must embrace the very role she's always feared-or risk losing the only family she's ever known.
For readers who believe the real magic is women who refuse to be silenced.
