My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new settlement asks for a new journal, and so this Book of Shadows begins… hands of the panicked mob: the Warlock Gideon Masters, and his Book of Shadows. Secluded at his cottage in the woods, Gideon instructs Bess in the Craft, awakening formidable powers she didn’t know she had and making her immortal. She couldn’t have foreseen that even now, centuries later, he would be hunting her across time, determined to claim payment for saving her life.
In present-day England, Elizabeth has built a quiet life for herself, tending her garden and selling herbs and oils at the local farmers’ market. But her solitude abruptly ends when a teenage girl called Tegan starts hanging around. Against her better judgment, Elizabeth begins teaching Tegan the ways of the Hedge Witch, in the process awakening memories — and demons — long thought forgotten.
Part historical romance, part modern fantasy, The Witch’s Daughter is a fresh, compelling take on the magical, yet dangerous world of Witches. Readers will long remember the fiercely independent heroine who survives plagues, wars, and the heartbreak that comes with immortality to remain true to herself, and protect the protégé she comes to love.
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I was impressed with the writing and narration of this as an audio book and it held my interest all through the book.
The story starts with Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith (Bess) telling her three hundred and eighty-four year story to Tegan, a teen age girl that wants to know her secrets and learn to be a good healing witch.
Bess starts her story to …
The Witch’s Daughter was a bit of a slow burn for me, but the story line was fantastic. Bess had a rough start at life, her childhood was like no other I’ve read before. She was born a few centuries ago, well before modern medicine and her mother was a healer. Bess often joined her to house calls and had to assist in tasks that are most certainly …
The Witch’s Daughter is the first book that I have read by Author Paula Brackston and it will not be my last!
Elizabeth is just a girl when she loses her father, brother, and little sister to the plague. When Elizabeth becomes sick, her mother is determined to do anything she can to save her life and that includes making a deal with Gideon, a …
I really enjoyed this historical fantasy. I found myself totally invested in Elizabeths history and seeing her power grow stronger. I particularly loved the flashbacks of Elizabeth’s life through the centuries (she’s immortal which is awesome by the way). Her story is told in 3 sections, each being a different century.
The first flashback of the …
The Witch’s Daughter earns 5+/5 Epics…Engaging!
Paula Brackston has penned an outstanding epic drama set in two different time periods. We begin briefly in 1628 Batchcombe, Wessex, introducing Bess who escaped from prison and is running from those witch hunters who would do her great bodily harm along with Gideon from whom she also wishes to …
This was the first book of Paula’s I read…was so good, I continued and read everything she’s written. A real fave of mine.
This is one of my top books!!!! I couldn’t put it down!!! The author made you feel like you were in the middle of everything that was happening!!
I have re-read it multiple times and it still doesn’t get old!
I totally recommend the 2nd book as well!
Terrific book. Goes back and forth from past to present day. Great characters. Looking forward to reading more from this author
Loved it, kept me interested all though the book couldn’t put it down!
Enjoyed this read! LOVE the Characters!
Paula Brackston’s prose is gorgeous, her characters compelling and her novels are always page-turners. I love witches, Wales and lush setting descriptions too.
An enthralling urban fantasy spanning 380 years, in this tale the witch’s daughter becomes a witch herself. Naturally. And also rather unnaturally.
The tale begins in the village of Matravers, Wales in 2007, when Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith meets a fifteen-year-old girl named Tegan and the two become friends. Living a quiet life in her comfy cottage …
Easy read about witches – and good vs. evil.
I loved it. It was very interesting.
Loved this book. The writing was great, but there were a few words that may be common to British readers but not to Americans. I liked the description of all the time periods Bess lived through and have purchased the second in the series already.
In 1628, Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith (Bess) is a young woman when she loses her family to the plague and then watches her mother swing from The Hanging Tree, accused of being a witch. Scared and alone, she reluctantly follows her mother’s wishes and goes to Gideon Masters’ cottage in the woods to seek his protection and become his student. What Bess …