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WINNER OF TWO GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS (Best Debut Novel & Best Historical Fiction)
An Indie Next March 2023 Pick ¿ A LibraryReads March 2023 Pick ¿ An Amazon "Best Books of the Year So Far" 2023 Pick
"A brave and original debut, Weyward is a spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft." --Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The London Séance Society
I am a Weyward, and wild inside.
2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great-aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she suspects that her great-aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century.
1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. When Altha was a girl, her mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence of witchcraft is laid out against Altha, she knows it will take all her powers to maintain her freedom.
1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives--and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.
Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an astonishing debut, and an enthralling novel of female resilience.
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Gehört auf jeden Fall zu meinen Lieblingsbüchern. Ich konnte gar nicht mehr aufhören, zu lesen. Die Weyward-Frauen über Jahrhunderte verbunden, zu Unrecht verurteilt und beschuldigt, immer wieder konfrontiert mit männlicher Gewalt. Die Geschichte bzw. die Geschichten der drei Frauen hat mich unendlich berührt. Sensible Wahrnehmung ist weiblich*, ist hexisch. Ich hab es geliebt von anderen Autorinnen Inspiration zu erkennen. Zum Beispiel "Die gelbe Tapete". Die Sprache ist intensiv und sinnlich und lässt einen in die anderen Zeiten abtauchen. Es ist ein Mitfühlen und Mitempfinden, von der Stärke, über Trauer bis zur Unzähmbarkeit und Wut. Oh diese kraftvolle Wut. Und die wahre Stärke von Frauen* in unterschiedlichsten Facetten. Die Liebe zur Natur hat auch in mir etwas wieder geweckt. Mal schauen, ob die Krähen und anderes Getier, das ich beim Gassi so sehe, mit mir befreundet sein wollen. Und vielleicht heilt sogar meine Arachnophobie irgendwann. Dieses Buch betont Unabhängigkeit, zeigt Verbundenheit, ist feministisch, empowernd, emotional und kraftvoll. Absolute Leseempfehlung! 🪲🐝🕷🦗🐦⬛
Spannend erzählt, aber hat mich nicht völlig überzeugt
Für mich ⭐⭐⭐⭐ lesenswert, aber etwas overhyped. Drei Frauen in drei Generationen, die mit Andersartigkeit und gesellschaftlicher Ablehnung kämpfen – ein spannender Ansatz. Allerdings zieht sich auch hier der abusive partner trope durch, und davon habe ich mittlerweile einfach genug gelesen. Außerdem brauchte es lange, bis ich eine emotionale Bindung zu den Figuren aufbauen konnte. Das Ende war dafür stark und hat Eindruck hinterlassen 💥
„I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere – but you can't catch me now.“ 🍃🍄🐝🌙📚
Emilia Hart schafft es meisterhaft, die Geschichten von Kate, Altha und Violet über Jahrhunderte hinweg miteinander zu verweben – jede von ihnen kämpft auf ihre Weise gegen Unterdrückung, Angst und die Fesseln ihrer Zeit. Ein Buch, das Feminismus, Naturverbundenheit und Geschichte miteinander verschmelzen lässt. Wunderschön geschrieben, emotional, wütend und hoffnungsvoll zugleich. Ganz klare 5 Sterne – und ein Platz in meinem Herzen. 🐦⬛🤍
3 women, from the same family line, living hundred years apart and dealing with the reality of being a woman, finding out who you are and what life you want to live. And then add a little bit of magic into it. I originally gave it 5 starts but after thinking about it a bit more I’m not sure this deserved it. I enjoyed reading it and couldn’t put it down but there’s a lot of violence, abuse and misogyny towards women and I just wish these characters would grow from something else.
3 women, divided by 5 centuries, but united by their ability, name and resilience against oppression of the men in and around their lives. They all find haven in the Wayward cottage and strength in themselves.
"We never thought of ourselves as witches, my mother and I. For this word invented by men, a word that brings power to those that speak it, not those that it describes. A word that builds gallows and pyres, turns breathing women into corpses." Despite these three women living in different timelines, spanning 5 centuries, they all go through similar experiences of neglect, abuse, oppression and violence. The topic the story covers are not meant to take this book as an easy afternoon read. It is a dark telling of women and their generational trauma having each other's back in their darkest times. Most compelling was that magic was nothing grand or showy, but the deep connection the Wayward women and others had and have with nature. I understand the complaints of most readers that the pacing could be faster than some of the beetles that appear in the book, however, I would still give credit to the author for describing such a vivid world, settings and scenery. Each chapter had a certain kind of ending that made me want to read on and find out what would happen. For some people it will have the right dash of magic, strength of women and appearances of crows. For others I would warn that they read the synopsis carefully to know what will be happening and how much each of the women in the book have to suffer.
Ich hab’s geliebt. Die Charaktere lassen einen mitfühlen und sind mir innerhalb kürzester Zeit ins Herz gewachsen. Das Buch hat keine riesen Spannung, keinen Cliffhanger oder ähnliches. Es erzählt einfach die Geschichte dreier Frauen und genau das so wahnsinnig gut und herzzerreißend. Perfekt für einen whimsical Read im Herbst oder Frühling!💚💐🐝 ‼️ Da ich leider keine Triggerwarnung gesehen habe, spreche ich sie hier noch einmal aus (Vorsicht Spoiler): - Häusliche Gewalt - Sexuelle Nötigung/Vergewaltigung - Abtreibung - Fehlgeburt
A story about witches without magic.
A story about witches without any magic. Or barely any. It's about pregnancy. Three stories about three women and it's just about pregnancy. Three times it's literally like "Look at this: a pregnant woman in a fucked situation!" I waited the entire time for some kind of idk exciting? story to start and just got pregnancy. It's like the author doesn't know how to write a story except for fucking pregnancies. At its core it's a book about how women will be taken advantage of by men but all three stories just repeated the same point. And tbh it was kinda lame. I don't know how to describe it. It's feminist literature that talks about one specific issue but nothing else. I seriously missed a story because there isn't one. Not truly. Don't understand me wrong I love feminist literature. Of course I do. I'm a woman. But I also like reading fictional stories and this book is seriously missing that. If you like reading three different stories all talking about the same shit and hate the idea of witches actually doing witchcraft then this book is for you. I liked ending quote though. That was nice.
Die berührenden Geschichten von 3 Frauen in verschiedenen Zeitaltern und doch zusammenhängend - wahnsinnig packend
Ein wundervolles Buch! Die Storys aller drei Protagonistinnen haben mich sehr berührt und ich konnte das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen. Feminine Rage - sind sie wirklich Hexen oder leiden sie unter den Vorwürfen der Männer in ihrem Leben? Absolut mitreißend! 🪰🪲🪄✨
Dieser Roman ist im Deutschen unter „Die Unbändigen“ erschienen und ist, für ein Debüt, ein kleines Meisterwerk. In drei Zeitebenen wird von eigenwilligen, starken Frauen erzählt, die der Natur und vor allem den Tieren näher sind als den Menschen. Immer sind es Männer, die ihnen Böses antun und wenn sie sich wehren, werden sie als Hexen verschrien. Aber dennoch finden sie am Ende zu sich selbst, ihren Wurzeln und zu ihrer eigenen Magie. Kann ich nur wärmstens empfehlen! 💚
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Aus irgendeinem Grund hab ich bei ca. der Hälfte aufgehört das Buch zu lesen und habs bestimmt nach mehr als nem halben Jahr (spoiler, es waren 2 Jahre) wieder aufgehoben und ich war sofort wieder drinnen. Die Geschichte war so prägnant, dass mir noch richtig viel hängen geblieben ist und ich problemlos wieder eingestiegen bin und den Rest dann in kurzer Zeit durchgelesen habe. Trotz dieser Unterbrechung hat sich das Buch jetzt noch als ein Jahreshighlight herausgestellt
So ein gutes Buch! Spannend, mitreißend, ein bisschen verstörend, ziemlich inspirierend. Es war richtig schön, den Geschichten dieser drei Frauen zu folgen und ich konnte viele Momente mitfühlen und nachfühlen. Die drei Protagonistinnen haben alle Grausames erlebt, doch sie haben sich davon nicht beirren oder einkriegen lassen, sondern sind weiter ihren Weg gegangen. Diese Schicksale sind allerdings keine Einzelfälle, sondern etwas, das vielen Frauen passiert, was das Buch umso eindrücklicher macht. Berührt haben mich dabei sowohl die Beziehungen der Frauen mit anderen Frauen, Müttern, Geschwistern, Freundinnen, als auch die Verbindung zur Natur. Ich denke diese Sehnsucht nach dem Ursprünglichen können viele nachempfinden, mir ging es zumindest so. Das Buch ist auch wunderbar geschrieben, mit drei sehr unterschiedlichen Stimmen und Perspektiven, die sich auch durch verschiedene Erzählperspektiven (erste bzw. dritte Person) und Tempi (Präsens/Präteritum) unterscheiden, was mMn sehr gut funktioniert hat. Der Schreibstil ist unaufdringlich und trotzdem mitreißend, auch gut übersetzt von Julia Walther. Ich mag es immer, wenn man mit den Protagonistinnen mitfühlen kann und das war hier definitiv gegeben. Große Empfehlung für alle, die Bücher über Hexen, starke Frauen und eine ordentliche Portion female rage mögen ✊🏻 Danke an Heyne und Netgalley für das Rezensionsexemplar 😊
Beautiful!
This was a beautifully written book told from three voices that were woven together intricately and intelligently. The story itself was compelling and I both wanted to consume it in one sitting and read it slowly so it would last longer. I listened to the audiobook and the narration was stellar.
I really liked the book. At the beginning it is a bit difficult to get to grips with the many time jumps and to get to know the characters. But once you get into it, the time jumps are very refreshing. By the end, I couldn't put the book down. Unfortunately, the changes in time were only very brief at the end. They changed every 2-3 pages. That was a bit exhausting. All in all, a good book if you like witchcraft, nature and strong female characters.
This novel has its flaws, but the topic of the daily fight of women in a world ruled by patriarchy and the fear of men when they face strong independent women is written very entertaining and suspenseful. Even though none if the characters have had an easy life, I somehow wish to have the power of the Weyward women.
this book is now on my favourites list of 2024. i had bought weyward back in may when i went to berlin for my birthday as a gift for myself and am just now picking it up to read it. honestly, it was the best decision that i could have done because this book was so good. everything about it was perfect in my eyes, from the plotline to the characters, a well written book. it tells the story of three women of the same bloodline, the same family tree. they are connected, not only by blood, but also by nature. nature play a very big role in this masterpiece and i admire the way the author incorporated it in the stories. altha is accused of having murdered a local farmer and also of witchcraft. her plotline follows her story through the trial and the outcome. during this storyline we find out more information about the wayward cottage and what role it playa in the story. violet is a sixteen year old teenage girl, whose mother apparently died giving birth to her little brother. living in her fathers estate under wealthy conditions she feels estranged by, she tries to find information about her mother, which is kept very hidden by her father. after experiencing a stroke of fate she is sent to the weyward cottage by her father to keep her away from public. in this cottage she finds the answers she seeks. lastly we have kate. fleeing from her abusive partner to the cottage she inherited from her great aunt, she is put under the test of finding herself and her strength again after commiting to the wrong man. upon this self discovery journey, kate unveils information about her ancestors and steps into her full potential after finally finding herself. i love the message behind this book, which is essentially: no matter what happens to you, you can overcome it and you dont need a man by your side to do that. all you need is the power of yourself. a very good piece of literature. emilia hart might have already become one of my new favourite authors and i will definitely follow her journey as writer and read her following works.
"She feels something sharp on her shoulder, its claws digging into her flesh. She looks up at blue-black feathers, streaked with white. A crow. The same crow that has watched over her since she arrived. Tears fill her eyes, and she knows in that moment that she is not alone in the cottage. Altha is there, in the spiders that dance across the floor. Violet is there, in the mayflies that glisten and undulate like some great silver snake. And all the other Weyward women, from the first of the line, are there, too. They have always been with her, and always will be.”
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WINNER OF TWO GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS (Best Debut Novel & Best Historical Fiction)
An Indie Next March 2023 Pick ¿ A LibraryReads March 2023 Pick ¿ An Amazon "Best Books of the Year So Far" 2023 Pick
"A brave and original debut, Weyward is a spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft." --Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The London Séance Society
I am a Weyward, and wild inside.
2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great-aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she suspects that her great-aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century.
1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. When Altha was a girl, her mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence of witchcraft is laid out against Altha, she knows it will take all her powers to maintain her freedom.
1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives--and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.
Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an astonishing debut, and an enthralling novel of female resilience.
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Female Rage und female community
Gehört auf jeden Fall zu meinen Lieblingsbüchern. Ich konnte gar nicht mehr aufhören, zu lesen. Die Weyward-Frauen über Jahrhunderte verbunden, zu Unrecht verurteilt und beschuldigt, immer wieder konfrontiert mit männlicher Gewalt. Die Geschichte bzw. die Geschichten der drei Frauen hat mich unendlich berührt. Sensible Wahrnehmung ist weiblich*, ist hexisch. Ich hab es geliebt von anderen Autorinnen Inspiration zu erkennen. Zum Beispiel "Die gelbe Tapete". Die Sprache ist intensiv und sinnlich und lässt einen in die anderen Zeiten abtauchen. Es ist ein Mitfühlen und Mitempfinden, von der Stärke, über Trauer bis zur Unzähmbarkeit und Wut. Oh diese kraftvolle Wut. Und die wahre Stärke von Frauen* in unterschiedlichsten Facetten. Die Liebe zur Natur hat auch in mir etwas wieder geweckt. Mal schauen, ob die Krähen und anderes Getier, das ich beim Gassi so sehe, mit mir befreundet sein wollen. Und vielleicht heilt sogar meine Arachnophobie irgendwann. Dieses Buch betont Unabhängigkeit, zeigt Verbundenheit, ist feministisch, empowernd, emotional und kraftvoll. Absolute Leseempfehlung! 🪲🐝🕷🦗🐦⬛
Spannend erzählt, aber hat mich nicht völlig überzeugt
Für mich ⭐⭐⭐⭐ lesenswert, aber etwas overhyped. Drei Frauen in drei Generationen, die mit Andersartigkeit und gesellschaftlicher Ablehnung kämpfen – ein spannender Ansatz. Allerdings zieht sich auch hier der abusive partner trope durch, und davon habe ich mittlerweile einfach genug gelesen. Außerdem brauchte es lange, bis ich eine emotionale Bindung zu den Figuren aufbauen konnte. Das Ende war dafür stark und hat Eindruck hinterlassen 💥
„I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere – but you can't catch me now.“ 🍃🍄🐝🌙📚
Emilia Hart schafft es meisterhaft, die Geschichten von Kate, Altha und Violet über Jahrhunderte hinweg miteinander zu verweben – jede von ihnen kämpft auf ihre Weise gegen Unterdrückung, Angst und die Fesseln ihrer Zeit. Ein Buch, das Feminismus, Naturverbundenheit und Geschichte miteinander verschmelzen lässt. Wunderschön geschrieben, emotional, wütend und hoffnungsvoll zugleich. Ganz klare 5 Sterne – und ein Platz in meinem Herzen. 🐦⬛🤍
3 women, from the same family line, living hundred years apart and dealing with the reality of being a woman, finding out who you are and what life you want to live. And then add a little bit of magic into it. I originally gave it 5 starts but after thinking about it a bit more I’m not sure this deserved it. I enjoyed reading it and couldn’t put it down but there’s a lot of violence, abuse and misogyny towards women and I just wish these characters would grow from something else.
3 women, divided by 5 centuries, but united by their ability, name and resilience against oppression of the men in and around their lives. They all find haven in the Wayward cottage and strength in themselves.
"We never thought of ourselves as witches, my mother and I. For this word invented by men, a word that brings power to those that speak it, not those that it describes. A word that builds gallows and pyres, turns breathing women into corpses." Despite these three women living in different timelines, spanning 5 centuries, they all go through similar experiences of neglect, abuse, oppression and violence. The topic the story covers are not meant to take this book as an easy afternoon read. It is a dark telling of women and their generational trauma having each other's back in their darkest times. Most compelling was that magic was nothing grand or showy, but the deep connection the Wayward women and others had and have with nature. I understand the complaints of most readers that the pacing could be faster than some of the beetles that appear in the book, however, I would still give credit to the author for describing such a vivid world, settings and scenery. Each chapter had a certain kind of ending that made me want to read on and find out what would happen. For some people it will have the right dash of magic, strength of women and appearances of crows. For others I would warn that they read the synopsis carefully to know what will be happening and how much each of the women in the book have to suffer.
Ich hab’s geliebt. Die Charaktere lassen einen mitfühlen und sind mir innerhalb kürzester Zeit ins Herz gewachsen. Das Buch hat keine riesen Spannung, keinen Cliffhanger oder ähnliches. Es erzählt einfach die Geschichte dreier Frauen und genau das so wahnsinnig gut und herzzerreißend. Perfekt für einen whimsical Read im Herbst oder Frühling!💚💐🐝 ‼️ Da ich leider keine Triggerwarnung gesehen habe, spreche ich sie hier noch einmal aus (Vorsicht Spoiler): - Häusliche Gewalt - Sexuelle Nötigung/Vergewaltigung - Abtreibung - Fehlgeburt
A story about witches without magic.
A story about witches without any magic. Or barely any. It's about pregnancy. Three stories about three women and it's just about pregnancy. Three times it's literally like "Look at this: a pregnant woman in a fucked situation!" I waited the entire time for some kind of idk exciting? story to start and just got pregnancy. It's like the author doesn't know how to write a story except for fucking pregnancies. At its core it's a book about how women will be taken advantage of by men but all three stories just repeated the same point. And tbh it was kinda lame. I don't know how to describe it. It's feminist literature that talks about one specific issue but nothing else. I seriously missed a story because there isn't one. Not truly. Don't understand me wrong I love feminist literature. Of course I do. I'm a woman. But I also like reading fictional stories and this book is seriously missing that. If you like reading three different stories all talking about the same shit and hate the idea of witches actually doing witchcraft then this book is for you. I liked ending quote though. That was nice.
Die berührenden Geschichten von 3 Frauen in verschiedenen Zeitaltern und doch zusammenhängend - wahnsinnig packend
Ein wundervolles Buch! Die Storys aller drei Protagonistinnen haben mich sehr berührt und ich konnte das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen. Feminine Rage - sind sie wirklich Hexen oder leiden sie unter den Vorwürfen der Männer in ihrem Leben? Absolut mitreißend! 🪰🪲🪄✨
Dieser Roman ist im Deutschen unter „Die Unbändigen“ erschienen und ist, für ein Debüt, ein kleines Meisterwerk. In drei Zeitebenen wird von eigenwilligen, starken Frauen erzählt, die der Natur und vor allem den Tieren näher sind als den Menschen. Immer sind es Männer, die ihnen Böses antun und wenn sie sich wehren, werden sie als Hexen verschrien. Aber dennoch finden sie am Ende zu sich selbst, ihren Wurzeln und zu ihrer eigenen Magie. Kann ich nur wärmstens empfehlen! 💚
Highlight trotz Pause
Aus irgendeinem Grund hab ich bei ca. der Hälfte aufgehört das Buch zu lesen und habs bestimmt nach mehr als nem halben Jahr (spoiler, es waren 2 Jahre) wieder aufgehoben und ich war sofort wieder drinnen. Die Geschichte war so prägnant, dass mir noch richtig viel hängen geblieben ist und ich problemlos wieder eingestiegen bin und den Rest dann in kurzer Zeit durchgelesen habe. Trotz dieser Unterbrechung hat sich das Buch jetzt noch als ein Jahreshighlight herausgestellt
So ein gutes Buch! Spannend, mitreißend, ein bisschen verstörend, ziemlich inspirierend. Es war richtig schön, den Geschichten dieser drei Frauen zu folgen und ich konnte viele Momente mitfühlen und nachfühlen. Die drei Protagonistinnen haben alle Grausames erlebt, doch sie haben sich davon nicht beirren oder einkriegen lassen, sondern sind weiter ihren Weg gegangen. Diese Schicksale sind allerdings keine Einzelfälle, sondern etwas, das vielen Frauen passiert, was das Buch umso eindrücklicher macht. Berührt haben mich dabei sowohl die Beziehungen der Frauen mit anderen Frauen, Müttern, Geschwistern, Freundinnen, als auch die Verbindung zur Natur. Ich denke diese Sehnsucht nach dem Ursprünglichen können viele nachempfinden, mir ging es zumindest so. Das Buch ist auch wunderbar geschrieben, mit drei sehr unterschiedlichen Stimmen und Perspektiven, die sich auch durch verschiedene Erzählperspektiven (erste bzw. dritte Person) und Tempi (Präsens/Präteritum) unterscheiden, was mMn sehr gut funktioniert hat. Der Schreibstil ist unaufdringlich und trotzdem mitreißend, auch gut übersetzt von Julia Walther. Ich mag es immer, wenn man mit den Protagonistinnen mitfühlen kann und das war hier definitiv gegeben. Große Empfehlung für alle, die Bücher über Hexen, starke Frauen und eine ordentliche Portion female rage mögen ✊🏻 Danke an Heyne und Netgalley für das Rezensionsexemplar 😊
Beautiful!
This was a beautifully written book told from three voices that were woven together intricately and intelligently. The story itself was compelling and I both wanted to consume it in one sitting and read it slowly so it would last longer. I listened to the audiobook and the narration was stellar.
I really liked the book. At the beginning it is a bit difficult to get to grips with the many time jumps and to get to know the characters. But once you get into it, the time jumps are very refreshing. By the end, I couldn't put the book down. Unfortunately, the changes in time were only very brief at the end. They changed every 2-3 pages. That was a bit exhausting. All in all, a good book if you like witchcraft, nature and strong female characters.
This novel has its flaws, but the topic of the daily fight of women in a world ruled by patriarchy and the fear of men when they face strong independent women is written very entertaining and suspenseful. Even though none if the characters have had an easy life, I somehow wish to have the power of the Weyward women.
this book is now on my favourites list of 2024. i had bought weyward back in may when i went to berlin for my birthday as a gift for myself and am just now picking it up to read it. honestly, it was the best decision that i could have done because this book was so good. everything about it was perfect in my eyes, from the plotline to the characters, a well written book. it tells the story of three women of the same bloodline, the same family tree. they are connected, not only by blood, but also by nature. nature play a very big role in this masterpiece and i admire the way the author incorporated it in the stories. altha is accused of having murdered a local farmer and also of witchcraft. her plotline follows her story through the trial and the outcome. during this storyline we find out more information about the wayward cottage and what role it playa in the story. violet is a sixteen year old teenage girl, whose mother apparently died giving birth to her little brother. living in her fathers estate under wealthy conditions she feels estranged by, she tries to find information about her mother, which is kept very hidden by her father. after experiencing a stroke of fate she is sent to the weyward cottage by her father to keep her away from public. in this cottage she finds the answers she seeks. lastly we have kate. fleeing from her abusive partner to the cottage she inherited from her great aunt, she is put under the test of finding herself and her strength again after commiting to the wrong man. upon this self discovery journey, kate unveils information about her ancestors and steps into her full potential after finally finding herself. i love the message behind this book, which is essentially: no matter what happens to you, you can overcome it and you dont need a man by your side to do that. all you need is the power of yourself. a very good piece of literature. emilia hart might have already become one of my new favourite authors and i will definitely follow her journey as writer and read her following works.
"She feels something sharp on her shoulder, its claws digging into her flesh. She looks up at blue-black feathers, streaked with white. A crow. The same crow that has watched over her since she arrived. Tears fill her eyes, and she knows in that moment that she is not alone in the cottage. Altha is there, in the spiders that dance across the floor. Violet is there, in the mayflies that glisten and undulate like some great silver snake. And all the other Weyward women, from the first of the line, are there, too. They have always been with her, and always will be.”