The Witch in the Well: A deliciously disturbing Gothic tale of a revenge reaching out across the years

Local schoolteacher Catherine Evans is determined to write a book about the drowning of Ilsbeth Clark, an innocent, shunned, and ostracized by rumor-mongers and ill-wishers. Elena, a successful author, returns to F - and announces her intention to write a book about the long-dead woman, but Catherine is left with no option but to blunt her rival's pen.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2023
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Once upon a time, the townspeople of F -. committed a heinous act. Local schoolteacher Catherine Evans has dedicated her life to writing the definitive account of what transpired when Ilsbeth Clark drowned in the well. Some do not wish to reopen the past, but Catherine is determined to shed light on the shameful event. Ilsbeth was an innocent, shunned, and ostracized by rumor-mongers and ill-wishers, and someone must speak up for her. And who better than Catherine, who has experienced the sting and hurt of such whisperings?

And then, a childhood friend returns to F -. Elena is a successful author who has earned a certain celebrity. Now in search of a new subject, she announces her intention to write a book about the long-dead woman. And Elena has everything Catherine lacks: a platform, connections, and no one seems to care that this book will be pure speculation, tarnishing Ilsbeth's memory. Catherine is left with no choice but to blunt her rival's pen.

Before summer is over, one woman will be dead, and the other accused of murder. But is she guilty, or are there other forces at work? And who was Ilsbeth Clark, really? An innocent? A witch? Or something else entirely?

Weight: 209g
Dimension: 19 x 127 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804993163