Weyward

by Emilia Hart · 2023

When Kate flees a violent relationship in modern London, she takes refuge in the crumbling Weyward Cottage left to her by a forgotten great‑aunt. Amid ivy‑clad walls and a wild garden, she senses a lingering presence—a secret that has haunted the house since the 17th‑century witch hunts. Her discovery pulls her into the lives of two women bound to the same lineage. In 1619, Altha, raised by a mother who taught her the quiet magic of the natural world, faces a brutal trial for the death of a farmer, accused of witchcraft simply for being different. Decades later, in 1942, teenage Violet is confined within her family’s oppressive estate, yearning for education and the truth about her vanished mother, whose only clue is a locket marked with a W. Across three centuries, these fierce women confront oppression, uncover hidden histories, and claim the wild, untamed power that defines the Weyward name.