Hiding From The Light

ISBN: 0006512089
Author: Barbara Erskine
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The parish of Manningtree and Mistley has a dark history. In 1644, Cromwell's Witchfinder General tortured scores of women there, including Liza, the herbalist, whose cottage still stands, and Sarah, the daughter of the manor. And the spirits of his victims still haunt the old shop in the high stree, they say. Emma Dickson gave up her high-flying career to live in Liza's cottage but now, as Halloween approaches, she is being driven half-mad by visions of the terrible past. In despair, Emma turns to the young rector for help but he, too, is in the grip of something inexplicable and dangerous ....

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