The Witch's Trinity, (Paperback)

from Carpe_Librum

This book is set in Germany in the 1500's during a period of great famine. It is about a woman who is caught up in a 'witch hunt' and it was unfortunately very easy to see how the 'witch hunt' could get completely out of control. The book was a little confronting at times, but I really enjoyed re...

from LiterateHousewife

The Witch's Trinity tells the story of Güde Müller, an elderly grandmother who lives with her only son Jost and his family. They live in Tierkinddorf, Germany and have been experiencing two years of extreme famine. The strain of living without adequate food is taking its toll on the family and th...

from luckycharm6139

I enjoyed reading this book set in early 1500s Germany. During a time of famine neighbors starving for food start turning on one another when a Friar from another town comes calling, looking for signs of witchery. Eager for food to feed her children one mother turns her mother in law in while the...

from signrock

This story was truly haunting and stayed with me long after I finished it. It really touches on what people will do when placed in dire circumstances. While some horror in the world is pure choice, others are a result of the circumstances that one may find themselves. A peaceful village who has a...

from LoriFox

Faith and truth battle in this fictionalized account of an ancestor of the author, who was accused of witchcraft in the 1600's and was tried twice (and possibly a third time) and acquitted. Often magical, at times the story is shockingly disturbing in its depiction of the cruelties inherent in th...