{"product_id":"the-alewife-cerrith-branwen-9798227461698","title":"The Alewife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alewife brews libations for men, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFate cometh soon, though know she not when, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuide, foe, and friend, though know she not who, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll from the depths of her bubbling brew.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe would soon be dead.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKellett knows this with the certainty of a woman trapped. As the village alewife, she spends her days brewing golden comfort for the men of the village, and her nights surviving the cruelty of one: her husband. Her only solace is the hearth fire and the watchful green eyes of Dagda, the black cat who never leaves her side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the night her husband's cruelty turns to violence, Kellett makes a choice. She doesn't run to the neighbors who turn a blind eye. She runs to the forbidden dark of the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe villagers say the woods are haunted. They are right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep beneath the ancient canopy, Kellett is found not by wolves, but by a woman who remembers the world before the church bells rang. Under her tutelage, Kellett learns that the forest is not a place of death, but of power. She learns that there is a thin veil between the world of men and the world of magic-and she has the power to tear it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe fled the village a victim. She will return a force of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey called her a witch. She proved them right.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cerrith Branwen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798227461698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cerrith Branwen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.26d","brand":"Cerrith Branwen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850967232767,"sku":"9798227461698","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-alewife-cerrith-branwen-9798227461698","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}