When witch hunters murder her mother, a young woman’s thirst for revenge leads her to the heart of darkness and the imminent witch trials.

An adaptation of Finbar Hawkins’ bestselling debut novel, which was nominated for the 2022 Carnegie medal. Set in 17th century England during the English Civil War, the story is rooted in a land torn apart by lawlessness and fear.

A brilliantly paced and compellingly atmospheric story of society’s need to find victims, how fear spawns mania, and how ‘the other’ is persecuted.’ Time Out