{"product_id":"9780008478681","title":"Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch: A Guardian Best Book of 2021 – ‘Riveting’ Margaret Atwood","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘Riveting’ Margaret Atwood\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘I loved this book intensely’ Lauren Groff \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plague is spreading. The hundred year war is beginning. Katharina Kepler is believed to be a witch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for her herbal remedies and successful children – among them Johannes, Imperial Mathematician and author of the laws of planetary motion – Katharina’s life is changed by an accusation of witchcraft. Facing financial ruin, torture and even execution, she tells her side of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, engaging and vividly imagined, \u003cem\u003eEveryone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch\u003c\/em\u003e draws on historical documents to illuminate a society undone by collective aggression and hysterical fear – a narrative with true resonance for today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Darkly funny … Her prose, which recalls Hilary Mantel’s \u003cem\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/em\u003e, is light, pared back and subtly archaic’ \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Superbly voiced … funny’ \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘A magical brew of absurdity and brutality’ \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Galchen expertly weaves together a story told from multiple perspectives, showing how easy it is for a mob mentality to take hold in a climate of fear and ignorance when a woman simply exists outside of the norm’ \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the small, rural town, Katharina Kepler, a woman known for her mind and spirit, is accused of witchcraft. Her life, once dedicated to the study of astrology and the creation of herbal remedies, is now threatened by the mediaeval superstitions and collective fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of A. K. Blakemore (The Glutton), Lauren Groff (The Vaster Wilds), Mona Awad (Bunny), Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (When We Were Birds), and Barbara Kingsolver (Demon Copperhead).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rivka Galchen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889005613205,"sku":"9780008478681","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008478681_f9f199c2-4595-48c6-8148-7b180d3a0c1b.jpg?v=1776888394","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008478681","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}