The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

by ElizabethLaird (Author)

Synopsis

In seventeenth-century Scotland, everyone knows the devil is real. Everyone knows that witches exist. Everyone knows that saying the wrong thing can get you hanged...When fourteen-year-old Maggie's grandmother is accused of witchcraft, Maggie has to run for her life. With English soldiers on the march, nowhere is safe - certainly not Ladymuir, where her uncle is determined to defy the king. And wherever Maggie goes, disaster follows...A gripping historical novel about a young girl's journey through the Killing Time.

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Format: Unabridged
Pages: 432
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 01 May 2009

ISBN 10: 0230736793
ISBN 13: 9780230736795
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Prizes: Shortlisted for Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books: Older Readers 12-16 2010.

Author Bio
Elizabeth Laird has been nominated five times for the Carnegie Medal and has won many awards, including the Children's Book Award. She is the author of many highly acclaimed children's books. She and her husband divide their time between London and Edinburgh.