"Bewitching, chilling, and utterly compelling, five sisters become the target of ill will in an 18th century rural village."
Beautifully addictive, this memorable novel still haunts my thoughts. As a heatwave strikes, and strange things occur, five sisters find blame is flung their way. Debut author Xenobe Purvis writes with a bewitching pen, her descriptive detailing evokes feelings and the sense of place of Little Nettlebed ran amok through my thoughts.
Even as the atmosphere and accusations lie heavy and wallow along with the heat, there is also a purity and lightness of touch to be found. The innocence of joy and the strength of friendship and love, butt up against the shackles of community and danger of mob hysteria. I absolutely adored the sense of intrigue that kept me company, I found myself swaying, uncertain as to what I was witnessing.
There were times when I felt as though I was tiptoeing through glass shards, intently watchful, careful, ready to gather up my thoughts and run. This richly heady yet emotionally intelligent novel just had to enter our LoveReading Star Books Category, and I’ve also chosen it as a Liz Pick of the Month.
Provocative and bewitching The Hounding is an intensely powerful read. Highly recommended.
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The season of strangeness has begun . . .Many stories are told about the five Mansfield sisters. They are haughty, thinking themselves better than their neighbours in the picturesque village of Little Nettlebed.
The Hounding features in the following genres: Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Star Books, Historical Fiction
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The Hounding was written by Xenobe Purvis and published by Hutchinson Heinemann an imprint of Cornerstone
The Hounding has 257 pages
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