{"product_id":"something-wicked-carol-ann-lee-9781789465860","title":"Something Wicked: The Lives, Crimes and Deaths of the Pendle Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe autumn must read: \u003ci\u003eSomething Wicked \u003c\/i\u003ethis way comes...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccused. Condemned. Redefined.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster's Gallows Hill. The condemned and their associates had endured six months of accusations, imprisonment and torture; their treatment was such that one of the group died in Lancaster Castle's dungeons, while awaiting trial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, a thriving tourism industry exists in and around Pendle, the former home of the so-called witches, yet virtually everything we know about the case originates from a single source: Thomas Potts' \u003ci\u003eWonderfull Discoverie of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e, hurriedly published in 1613 and distinctly skewed in favour of the prosecution. Until now... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Carol Ann Lee brings an entirely fresh perspective to the story by approaching it as true crime. Having worked in the genre for more than a decade, her research leads to revelatory discoveries, transforming our knowledge of those shadowy figures behind ill-famed names, and the terrible events that befell them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After four centuries of superstition and surmise, the two central, warring families - each headed by a fiercely independent widow working as 'cunning women' - emerge fully formed, as the book uncovers the reality of their lives and their alleged crimes before exploring the trial and executions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Along the way, we uncover the truth behind some of the story's most enduring mysteries: the legend of Malkin Tower and the final resting place of the Pendle witches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a ground-breaking book that will take the reader on a spellbinding journey into the dark heart of England's largest and most notorious witch trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Ann Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789465869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789465860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blink Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Carol Ann Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443264499967,"sku":"9781789465860","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab3a6c07-adc3-4fd6-b010-1751c2e159f8.jpg?v=1777204349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/something-wicked-carol-ann-lee-9781789465860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}