About
Emilia Hart, author of Weyward, at Waltham Abbey Library
Part of the Essex Book Festival
Tuesday 13th June 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Waltham Abbey Library, 37 Sun Street Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1EL
Tickets: £8 - £7 concessions (Students, Under 27s and Unwaged)
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About Emilia's book Weyward:
Three women. Five centuries. One secret.
In 2019, Kate flees an abusive relationship in London for Crows Beck, a remote Cumbrian village. Her destination is Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great Aunt Violet, an eccentric entomologist. As Kate struggles with the trauma of her past, she uncovers a secret about the women in her family. A secret dating back to 1619, when her ancestor Altha Weyward was put on trial for witchcraft…
They tried to cage us. But a Weyward woman belongs to the wild. We cannot be tamed.
Interweaving the stories of three women across history, Weyward is a novel about gender and control. It is a celebration of nature, female power and breaking free. A bewitching debut perfect for fans of Bridget Collins.
A BBC2 Between the Covers Book Club pick
Cosmopolitan’s Best Books for 2023
‘A generational tale of female resilience’ – Guardian
‘A much-heralded epic’ – Observer
‘Alive, vivid and gripping’ – Abigail Dean
‘Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic’ – Bridget Collins, author of The Binding
‘A brave and original debut – spellbinding’ – Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary
‘Beguiling, absorbing and exquisitely-rendered’ – Lizzie Pook, author of Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter
About the author
Emilia Hart is a British-Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied English Literature and Law at the University of New South Wales before working as a lawyer in Sydney and London.
Emilia is a graduate of Curtis Brown Creative’s Three Month Online Novel Writing Course and was Highly Commended in the 2021 Caledonia Novel Award. Her short fiction has been published in Australia and the UK. She lives in London.
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