Wicked Enchantments: A History of the Pendle Witches & Their Magic
“…for anyone who has a serious interest in the history of witchcraft,Wicked Enchantmentsis essential reading. What could have been, in less imaginative hands, a dull, academic tome is rendered an utterly compelling human tragedy, driven by Joyce Froome’s infectious passion for her subject. By acknowledging the reality of magic in early modern Britain, Froome gives some power back to the victims of the witch-hunts; and yet, by exposing the flaws and contradictions within popular accounts of English trials, she also goes some way towards proving the defendants’ innocence.”