Ooh, this book had some PROMISE! And, in some ways, it delivered. I could have done without much of the middle, but the beginning and the end were wild and fascinating and that probably makes the whole thing worth it.
This book is based on a true event that happened in the 1600s in Norway. A storm wiped out most of the men in a small fishing village, leaving the women to fend for themselves. What happens when they do is a testament to the power of women, the struggle to overcome and - wait for it - accusations of witchcraft!
Just as the women in the village begin to recover and take on the tasks previously only done by men, a man comes along to "govern" them who happens to have a history burning witches in Scotland. His agenda and the agenda of those who brought him there quickly upends the lives of these women and the community.
The books is powerful. It gets VERY graphic. And, despite being set in the 1600s, it's really readable. It got a little sloggy in the middle, but the ending will stay with me for a very long time.
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