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(3.38) | None | Jane Southworth. Bastard daughter of Sir Richard Shireburn, great knight of the realm. Outspoken wife of nobleman John Southworth of Samlesbury Hall. Friend of Alice Nutter, farmer, humanitarian and alleged witch of Pendle. At her dying husband's bedside, Jane's extraordinary diary is born. Confessional, raw, evocative, her soul-deep writings reveal her world, her forbidden beliefs and desires. Around her, in a time of treachery, suspicion and vicious persecution, begins the frenzied pursuit of innocents accused of witchcraft, culminating in a terrible trial that is to pull Jane right into its heart.… (more) |
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When women preach and cobblers pray / The fiends in Hell make holiday. //
Lucifer's Lackey, 1697 //
Unto myself I do myself betray / Myself agrees not with myself a jot / I trust myself and I myself distrust / I cannot live, with nor without myself //
Roger Brearley, 1677 | |
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I, Jane Southworth, Lady of Samlesbury Lower Hall, determined now to set down certain recollections... | |
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Alice Nutter said to me once th here are as many ways of loving as stars in the sky, only half we do not know, and half we do not dare. (p.177) | |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions Jane Southworth. Bastard daughter of Sir Richard Shireburn, great knight of the realm. Outspoken wife of nobleman John Southworth of Samlesbury Hall. Friend of Alice Nutter, farmer, humanitarian and alleged witch of Pendle. At her dying husband's bedside, Jane's extraordinary diary is born. Confessional, raw, evocative, her soul-deep writings reveal her world, her forbidden beliefs and desires. Around her, in a time of treachery, suspicion and vicious persecution, begins the frenzied pursuit of innocents accused of witchcraft, culminating in a terrible trial that is to pull Jane right into its heart. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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I was so looking forward to reading this book. Part of my halloween reads with the theme of witches. The story also I thought would be to my liking with it been set in the times of the Pendle witch trials.
I struggled with this book. I'm two hundred pages in and I can't read anymore. The story is so boring and not a lot seems to be happening. With the story set against an interesting time in history and not a lot as happened.
Jane is telling her story and at times I'm quite lost as to what is going on. At one point I thought Jane was in a kitchen talking when actually she wad riding on a horse.
The story seemed to pick up a little once Jane was married which spured me on a bit further but then the book became boring again. I can clearly see that it looks like the Pendle witch part may be towards the end, and I've read other reviewers say it is the best bit but I just can't force myself to carry on. ( )