Through potent, vivid prose, I could feel the terror of the characters, the injustice of their plight, and the horror and degradation of their condition. At first, I found the rapidly alternating viewpoints disconcerting, due to the short length of the chapters – but once the story was more established, this became less of an issue. McWatters’ evocative language fully immersed me in the story. Each of the three main characters – Veronica, Katherine and Paisley – come from a different time period, from 17 th century Scotland through to present day Australia. Nikki McWatters threads both historical and contemporary fiction into a riveting study on witch hunts and their innocent victims. Hexenhaus presents a compelling mix of three stories in one, all linked by a common theme: the persecution of women through false accusation.
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