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The Witches of Fawsetwood was an incredibly rich detailed and fascinating portrait of life in England in the 1100 s From the dialogue to the descriptions of the landscape to the dress to the food the narrative brought me into another time and place a time and place where magic was alive in the form of ritual and ceremony These witches live their spirituality in all that they do They combine their energies to heal and to grow their crops They embody family values with both the love and the squabbles that all families contend with I was captivated by this book and had a hard time putting it down Wonderful English This was an intriguing historical fiction novel set in Cumberland Northern England in the 12th century The main character Alain is a youth fostered far from his home to the circle of Witches at Fawsetwood There he meets elders who routinely practice the Old Ways celebrating the Sabbats and Moons and who teach Alain and their other apprentices the ways of magick and the old gods Alain is in love with this life and would do anything to stay there But the Church and the followers of the Tortured God have other ideas on how the Witches of Fawsetwood and all their sister circles should worship The Old Ways are about to go into hiding and Alain is set to tell the tale of that journey. EBook Witches of fawsetwood book As someone who has practiced the Old Ways for many years this book caught my interest from the first page Abrams deftly combines ancient practices with contemporary ones in such a way that rituals and practices on the page are completely believable and immersive Alain s dedication to the Craft shines through and touches the reader s heart showing the beauty and mystery of the rites though there have been changes through the ages For one in 12th century England where life expectancy was much shorter than it is now people were mated and married as early as age 12 a practice not common in first world countries today so individuals were considered adults at that age and expected to be sexually active even producing children Also language is different Abrams is true to the story s era in both these lights so be warned I did have a wee bit of trouble with the language here and there but for the most part I managed to figure out the meaning of Cumberland speech by context There is a glossary in the back if you ve a mind to use it In the beginning Abrams explains why she has taken the direction she did with these somewhat touchy aspects of her tale s era At the end she gives a detailed historical report on the characters mentioned in the story as well as the era and region where the story takes place both helpful and useful tools for readers of the Fawsetwood story This is book one of a coming series and even though I am not normally a fan of historical fiction I am on board to read all the sequels in Alain s tale This book ends with the looming threat the Church poses to those who practice any other faith including those of the Old Ways which they consider the divil s work This isn t a spoiler Anyone even passingly familiar with that era knows of the witch burnings and persecutions I suspect there will be shadows of that in the books to come and while it might not be pleasant it will likely reflect accuracy I look forward to reading the next book. Kindle Witches of fawsetwood book If you like historical fiction especially stories that reflect Witches Pagan practices and magical mystical rites you ll love this story Highly recommended English

Witches of Fawsetwood (The Cup and The Ring Book 1) By Dorothy Louise Abrams

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12th century Cumberland Northern England On the borders of the wild lands and isolated crofts Fawsetwood sits precariously between Scots and Normans in the shadows of the Roman Catholic priests The witches grow ever wary as they peer ahead trying to avoid Church arrest Alec and his sister Elspet are joined by the new apprentice Alain who is as powerfully Fairborn as they are Together they are meant for magic to preserve the old ways but they are children tossed about by secrets and expectations they cannot understand They forge bonds to survive in an unfair world The will of adults is near as strong as the will of the Goddess and both seek to order their paths Elspeth will have none of that Alain is determined to win her heart Elspet will have none of that either Alec is sent off to preserve their lives But none see the ripples in Fate magic makes With each turning of the wheel changes trip them up Babes are born and mothers die Farmers become soldiers The new boy Grantford joins them as an orphan Grief and hope pull the witches forward to dance before the Gods under the nose of the Church The turmoil of the world invades Fawsetwood as the Elders disagree on Elspet s role as May Queen in the Sacred Marriage to banish the Christians She remain adamant she ll have no crown nor king Then a new man comes among them carrying Alec home dead than alive Callum s threads entangle with the others when he sees what they do to save Alec s life Can they trust Callum as Elspet takes hold of peace and power to oppose the ways of war and incest laid to trap them or will the ways of the Goddess fade for good Witches of Fawsetwood The Cup and The Ring Book 1.