Witch
Book description
A wonderful Gothic suspense story filled with clever twists and turns, Witch by Barbara Michaels will have you on the edge of your seat.
It was more than her dream house. For divorcee Ellen March, buying the secluded old house nestled in the pine woods marked the start of a…
Why read it?
1 author picked Witch as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I spent so many summer afternoons as a teenager reading Barbara Michaels’ novels.
She is another writer who managed to set in stone my love and fascination for tales gothic and truly inspired and informed my own writing.
This one with a copyright of 1973 has it all. Isolated, rural setting with a historic stone cottage, creepy, almost folk horror-esque townspeople, a twisted villain, and a supernatural edge.
But it also has something that Michael’s specialized in: dialogue that captures relationships in a very approachable and identifiable way despite the vintage year.
Witch captures her mastery of the gothic and…
From Mary's list on vintage gothic suspense by iconic authors.
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