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The Daylight Gate (Paperback)
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Loot Price R308
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You Save R65 (17%)
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"Mixing historical detail and dark horror, Winterson] brilliantly
brews a spellbinding take on the 1612 English witch
trials."--"People"
An instant bestseller in the UK, "The Daylight Gate" is Jeanette
Winterson's singular vision of a dark period of complicated
morality, sex, and tragic plays for power in a time when politics
and religion were closely intertwined. On Good Friday, 1612, deep
in the woods of Pendle Hill, a gathering of thirteen is interrupted
by the local magistrate. Two of their coven have already been
imprisoned for witchcraft and are awaiting trial, but those who
remain are vouched for by the wealthy and respected Alice Nutter.
Shrouded in mystery and gifted with eternally youthful beauty,
Alice is established in Lancashire society and insulated by her
fortune. As those accused of witchcraft retreat into darkness,
Alice stands alone as a realm-crosser, a conjurer of powers that
will either destroy her or set her free.
"Winterson's haunting imagery and narrative immediacy captivate. An
engrossing story that's sure to leave you shivering."--"Elle"
"This book is addictive, a page-turner...Winterson lays on the
horror and the supernatural with gleeful abandon."--"LA Review of
Books"
"A daring historical novel...a portal in prose....Any reader who
crosses over into this novel will remember vividly where he or she
has traveled."--NPR.com
"Delightfully gruesome."--"New York Times"
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