Meet The Author - Michael Stewart - Black Wood Women (Wetherby bookshop)

Michael Stewart is a multi-award-winning writer, born and brought up in Salford, who moved to Yorkshire in 1995 and is now based in Bradford.

This will be Michael’s second visit to Kemps but his first to our Wetherby bookshop. Do join us for a fascinating evening.

Yorkshire. 1649.

Caragh has hidden her true name and her Irish identity, and since her family fled Ireland in secret they have been proud to own land of their own in England. But one morning, Caragh’s father tells her that they must leave their beloved home as it is no longer safe for them to stay. That morning, Caragh hears shots fired. When she returns to the cottage, she finds her family murdered by Lemuel Lane, a wealthy Protestant who has taken it upon himself to rid the area of anyone with Catholic sympathies.

Caragh flees east, and comes to a forest, a coven of women, finding acceptance at last, little knowing that persecution stalks them, and their days in the forest are numbered. Meanwhile, the last wolf in England hunts for prey. She is tired, hungry and alone – missing her pack andher mate, and anxious about the litter of pups she carries.

‘Visceral, twisting, propulsive – Black Wood Women begs to be devoured.’ Stacey Hall

Perfect for fans of Rosie Andrews’ The Leviathan, Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent and Stacey Halls’ The Familiars.

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