Mistress of the Black Forest
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Mistress of the Black Forest
14.99 €
Germany, December 21, 1601.
In the town of Offenburg, people gather in the square in anticipation of execution. Elsa Gwinner, the baker's wife, has been found guilty of witchcraft and now awaits her execution at the stake. But what will happen to her seven-year-old daughter, whose confession is the reason for Elsa's conviction? Will she also go to the fire? Not if she is spotted by Christoph Wagner, Dr. Faustus's apprentice, a sorcerer who sold his soul to the devil. He is eager to pass on his master's precious knowledge to someone else. And who better to fill that role than the girl everyone has turned their backs on, the minor witch and criminal who betrayed her mother? A new novel by Una Hart, continuing the series When the Dead Sing. Inquisition, witches, bonfires and - real demons meddling in the affairs of men.
In the town of Offenburg, people gather in the square in anticipation of execution. Elsa Gwinner, the baker's wife, has been found guilty of witchcraft and now awaits her execution at the stake. But what will happen to her seven-year-old daughter, whose confession is the reason for Elsa's conviction? Will she also go to the fire? Not if she is spotted by Christoph Wagner, Dr. Faustus's apprentice, a sorcerer who sold his soul to the devil. He is eager to pass on his master's precious knowledge to someone else. And who better to fill that role than the girl everyone has turned their backs on, the minor witch and criminal who betrayed her mother? A new novel by Una Hart, continuing the series When the Dead Sing. Inquisition, witches, bonfires and - real demons meddling in the affairs of men.
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