Emilia Hart

I am a Weyward, and wild inside.

2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century.

1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha’s mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom.

1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.

Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.

A Novel

Weyward

A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward

2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover’s throat. Horrified, she flees to her older sister’s house on the Australian coast, hoping she can help explain the strangely vivid nightmare that preceded the attack—but Jess is nowhere to be found.

As Lucy awaits her return, the rumors surrounding Jess’s strange small town start to emerge. Numerous men have gone missing at sea, spread over decades. A tiny baby was found hidden in a cave. And sailors tell of hearing women’s voices on the waves. Desperate for answers, Lucy finds and begins to read her sister’s adolescent diary.

1999: Jess is a lonely sixteen-year-old in a rural town in the middle of the continent. Diagnosed with a rare allergy to water, she has always felt different, until her young, charming art teacher takes an interest in her drawings, seeing a power and maturity in them—and in her—that no one else has.

1800: Twin sisters Mary and Eliza have been torn from their loving father in Ireland and forced onto a convict ship bound for Australia. For their entire lives, they’ve feared the ocean, as their mother tragically drowned when they were just girls. Yet as the boat bears them further and further from all they know, they begin to notice changes in their bodies that they can’t explain, and they feel the sea beginning to call to them…

A breathtaking tale of female resilience and the bonds of sisterhood across time and space, The Sirens captures the power of dreams, and the mystery and magic of the sea.

The Sirens

THEY TRIED TO CAGE US. BUT A WEYWARD WOMAN BELONGS TO THE WILD. WE CANNOT BE TAMED. ________________________________________________________ ‘Alive, vivid and gripping’ ABIGAIL DEAN ‘Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic’ BRIDGET COLLINS

A riveting debut that explores witchcraft and female intuitive powers, told over five centuries through three connected women, for fans of Kate Morton, Diane Setterfield, and Sarah Perry.

'Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic' BRIDGET COLLINS
'A much-heralded epic' OBSERVER
'Empowering' GLAMOUR
Three women, five centuries, one spellbinding story.
In the present day, Kate flees a traumatic relationship to the Cumbrian cottage she inherited from her great-aunt; but the cottage hides secrets of its own.
In 1942, Violet rebels against her father's ideas of a 'proper young lady' . . . until he takes matters into his own hands.
In 1619, Altha is on trial for witchcraft, implicated in the gruesome death of a local man.
Three women they tried to cage - but Weyward women belong to the wild. And they cannot be tamed...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - #1 LibraryReads Pick - Indie Next Pick

A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward

2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover's throat. Horrified, she flees to her older sister's house on the Australian coast, hoping she can help explain the strangely vivid nightmare that preceded the attack-but Jess is nowhere to be found.

As Lucy awaits her return, the rumors surrounding Jess's strange small town start to emerge. Numerous men have gone missing at sea, spread over decades. A tiny baby was found hidden in a cave. And sailors tell of hearing women's voices on the waves. Desperate for answers, Lucy finds and begins to read her sister's adolescent diary.

1999: Jess is a lonely sixteen-year-old in a rural town in the middle of the continent. Diagnosed with a rare allergy to water, she has always felt different, until her young, charming art teacher takes an interest in her drawings, seeing a power and maturity in them-and in her-that no one else has.

1800: Twin sisters Mary and Eliza have been torn from their loving father in Ireland and forced onto a convict ship bound for Australia. For their entire lives, they've feared the ocean, as their mother tragically drowned when they were just girls. Yet as the boat bears them further and further from all they know, they begin to notice changes in their bodies that they can't explain, and they feel the sea beginning to call to them...

A breathtaking tale of female resilience and the bonds of sisterhood across time and space, The Sirens captures the power of dreams, and the mystery and magic of the sea.

Sirens

THEY TRIED TO CAGE US. BUT A WEYWARD WOMAN BELONGS TO THE WILD. WE CANNOT BE TAMED. ________________________________________________________ 'Alive, vivid and gripping' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic' BRIDGET COLLINS

Wiedźmy

La maison aux sortilèges

2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century... 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha's mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom... 1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives, and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.

Las Mujeres Weyward

"A spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft." --Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha's mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom. 1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives--and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom. Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.

Männer haben versucht sie zu zähmen – aber die Kraft der Weyward-Frauen sprengt alle Fesseln Ich bin eine Weyward und trage das Wilde in mir. KATE, 2019 Kate flieht aus London und lässt alles zurück – endlich hat sie die Kraft gefunden, den Mann zu verlassen, der ihr Leben kontrolliert. Sie findet Zuflucht im Weyward Cottage im Norden Englands, das sie von ihrer Großtante Violet geerbt hat. Dort stößt Kate aber auf verstörende Gerüchte und auf ein sorgsam gehütetes Geheimnis, das sie tief in die Geschichte ihrer Vorfahren führt, bis zurück in die Zeiten der Hexenjagd. VIOLET, 1942 Violet liebt die Natur über alles. Sie sammelt weitaus lieber Insekten und klettert auf Bäume, als sich an die strengen Benimmregeln für junge Damen zu halten. Dann verändert die folgenschwere Begegnung mit einem Mann das Leben der jungen Frau für immer. ALTHA, 1619 Altha ist der Hexerei angeklagt – sie soll einen Mann getötet haben. Bekannt für ihr abgeschiedenes Leben als unabhängige Frau und für ihre besondere Verbindung zu den Tieren ist sie eine Bedrohung, die beseitigt werden muss. Drei Frauen kämpfen in drei verschiedenen Zeitaltern um ihre Unabhängigkeit – aber ihre Geschichten sind weitaus enger verwoben, als es anfangs scheint. Ein fesselnder Roman über die Macht weiblichen Widerstands und die verändernde Kraft der Natur. Von den Leserinnen und Lesern zweifach auf Platz 1 der GoodReads Choice Awards gewählt und ausgezeichnet als bester historischer Roman und bestes Debüt 2023! „Sie wird groß rauskommen als Autorin“ Sara Cox in BBC2s „Between the Covers“ „Gleich vom ersten Moment an war da ein Gefühl von Temperament, Feuer, Energie und Vitalität“ Sophie Duker in BBC2s „Between the Covers“ „Sehr gefühlvoll und mutig ... Es ist gewagt, das habe ich geliebt“ Mel Giedroyc in BBC2s „Between the Covers“ „Lebhaft, wild und packend“ ABIGAIL DEAN „Voll von gerissener, berauschender Magie“ BRIDGET COLLINS „Absolut einzigartig“ GILLIAN MCALLISTER „Ermutigend.“ GLAMOUR „Absolut fesselnd“ ABI DARE „Stürmisch und bewegend ... großartig“ ROSIE ANDREWS „Ein atemberaubendes Debüt“ LUCY CLARKE „Bedeutend, ermutigend und hervorragend geschrieben ... Ich liebe es einfach!“ JOANNA CANNON „Eine magische Lektüre“ WOMAN & HOME „[Ein] kühnes, magisches Debüt“ RED „Es scheint das Jahr der Hexenbücher zu sein – und das ist das Beste, was ich bisher gelesen habe.“ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING „Eine absolute Schönheit ... ein fesselnder Pageturner für wilde Frauen überall“ JULIE OWEN MOYLAN, Autorin von „That Green Eyed Girl“ „Wunderschön geschrieben und komplex wie ein Spinnennetz“ SUNYI DEAN, Autorin von „The Book Eaters“ „Ein mutiger wie einzigartiger Roman – wahrlich bezaubernd“ SARAH PENNER, Autorin von The Lost Apothecary „Betörend, fesselnd und ausgezeichnet geschrieben“ LIZZIE POOK, Autorin von „Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter“ „Ein fabelhaftes Debüt“ PRIMA „Eine unterhaltsame Lektüre“ THE TIMES „Macht Lust, die Seiten weiter umzublättern und mehr zu erfahren“ INDEPENDENT „Ein wunderbar starkes Debüt“ LOVE READING „Eine ermutigende Lektüre, die Sie bis zum letzten Wort fesseln wird ... Kaufen Sie dieses Buch“ GLAMOUR „Ein herausragendes Debüt“ FABULOUS Magazin „2023 wird das Jahr der Hexenlektüre, und ‚Die Unbändigen‘ ist einer der aufregendsten neuen Titel“ COSMOPOLITAN

Historischer Roman | Unvergessliches Debüt | Frauenroman | TikTok-Sensation | #2 Times Bestseller | Goodreads Choice Awards Gewinner bestes Debüt und bester historischer Roman

Die Unbändigen

2019. Kate az éj leple alatt menekül el Londonból családja düledező vidéki házikójába. A borostyánnal beszőtt ház és a körülötte burjánzó kert mintha teljesen más világba tartozna, mint ahonnan idemenekült erőszakos partnere elől. A lány azonban arra is rájön, hogy a rég meghalt nagy-nagynénje, Violet által ráhagyott hely titkokat rejteget, amelyek egészen a 17. századi boszorkányperekig nyúlnak vissza. 1942. A társadalmi konvenciók és elnyomó apja által gúzsba kötött Violet a világ megismerésére vágyik, ám ehelyett családja düledező kúriájában kell töltenie napjait. A magányos lány megpróbálja megfejteni fiatalon elhunyt anyja titkait, aki halála előtt állítólag megtébolyodott, és nem hagyott rá mást, mint egy V betűt mintázó medált, a hálószobájának padlójába vésett Vészlény feliratot és megválaszolatlan kérdések seregét. 1619. Althára anyja hagyta rá a növények titkát, ami nemzedékek hosszú sora óta öröklődik a Vészlény családban. A falusiak gyakran fordulnak hozzá segítségért, ám a különleges nőket mindig gyanakvás övezi, és miután egy helyi földművest saját nyája tapos halálra, Althát gyilkosság és boszorkányság vádjával állítják az ítélőszék elé. Emilia Hart három, évszázadok által elválasztott nőről szóló debütáló regénye varázslatos, felkavaró olvasmány a megtörhetetlen női akaraterőről és a természet gyógyító erejéről.

Vészlény - Boszorkányok lányai

Tre donne. Cinque secoli. Un segreto. La caccia alle streghe non è mai finita. Hanno fatto di tutto per metterci in gabbia, ma una donna Weyward sarà sempre libera e selvaggia. 2019. Con il favore del buio della sera, la trentenne Kate fugge da Londra alla volta del Weyward Cottage, una vecchia casa di campagna ereditata da una prozia che ricorda appena. Avvolta da un giardino incolto su cui torreggia un acero secolare, la dimora la proteggerà da un uomo pericoloso. Presto, però, Kate inizierà a capire che le sue mura custodiscono un segreto molto antico. 1942. Mentre la guerra infuria, la sedicenne Violet è ostaggio della grande e lugubre tenuta di famiglia. Vorrebbe soltanto arrampicarsi sugli alberi e poter studiare come suo fratello, ma da lei ci si aspetta tutt’altro. Un pensiero inquietante, poi, la tormenta: molti anni fa, poco dopo la sua nascita, la madre è scomparsa in circostanze mai chiarite. L’unica traccia di sé che ha lasciato è un medaglione con incisa la lettera W. 1619. La solitaria Altha, cresciuta da una madre che le ha trasmesso il suo amore per il mondo naturale, viene accusata di stregoneria; rinchiusa nelle segrete di un castello, presto sarà processata. Un contadino del villaggio è morto dopo essere stato attaccato dalla propria mandria, e la comunità locale, coesa, ha puntato il dito contro di lei: una donna insolita. E le donne insolite fanno paura. Ma le Weyward appartengono alla natura. E non possono essere addomesticate. Intrecciando con maestria tre storie che attraversano cinque secoli, Emilia Hart ha dato vita a un potente romanzo sulla resilienza femminile e sulla forza salvifica della solidarietà tra donne in un mondo dominato dagli uomini. «Un libro che parla di noi. Una lettura per questi nostri tempi, nella speranza che in futuro non abbiamo più bisogno della forza di Altha, Violet e Kate». Licia Troisi, «Robinson - la Repubblica» «È un romanzo fortemente emotivo, in cui si avvertono l’urgenza e la freschezza dell’immaginario dell’esordiente ma anche i rimandi che lo hanno coltivato – a Margaret Atwood su tutti». Alessia Gazzola, «TTL - La Stampa» «Un page-turner davvero avvincente. Emilia Hart ha scritto una storia brillante sulla forza, la resilienza e il potere di tre donne attraverso i secoli, sullo splendido sfondo di una natura fragile e meravigliosa. Questo è un esordio eccezionale». Abi Daré «Weyward abbraccia la vita di tre donne in tre secoli diversi, legate dal sangue e da un dono davvero unico. La scrittura è meravigliosa, le donne sono meravigliose e ogni storia è appassionante. Vivo, vivido, avvincente. Vera magia». Abigail Dean

UTSEDD TILL ÅRETS DEBUT OCH ÅRETS HISTORISKA ROMAN HOS GOODREADS UTNÄMND TILL EN AV ÅRETS BÄSTA BÖCKER AV AMAZON SÅLD I ÖVER 500 000 EXEMPLAR "En generationsberättelse om kvinnlig frigörelse." Guardian Fem århundraden. Tre kvinnor. En hemlighet. KATE, 2019. Kate flyr från ett våldsamt förhållande från London till Cumbria i nordvästra England. Hennes mål är Weyward Cottage, en stuga som hon ärvt från sin gammelfaster Violet, en framstående zoolog. I stugan hittar hon dokument och dagböcker som visar på en hemlighet om kvinnorna i hennes släkt, som sträcker sig ända tillbaka till 1619 ... VIOLET, 1942. Violet har i hela sitt liv kämpat mot sin pappas konservativa värderingar. Hon är mer intresserad av att samla insekter och klättra i träd än att hitta rätt man och gifta sig. Men hennes pappa accepterar inte hennes val, och när han tar saker i egna händer förändras hennes liv för alltid. ALTHA, 1619. Altha står inför rätta för häxkonst, anklagad för att ha dödat en bonde från byn. Hon besitter krafter som har hjälpt många i omgivningen, en förmåga som gått i arv efter hennes mor och som hon svurit att inte avslöja för någon. Men hennes märkliga koppling till djuren och naturen är ökänd i byn, och hon ses av många som ett hot som måste försvinna. Kvinnorna på Weyward Cottage är en fängslande debutroman som väver samman tre extraordinära kvinnors liv över fem århundraden. En roman om kvinnlig frigörelse, systerskap och naturens starka krafter.

Kvinnorna på Weyward Cottage

Le best-seller qui a conquis la France. Trois femmes extraordinaires séparées par quatre siècles. Un roman captivant sur la puissance des femmes et le pouvoir de la nature. 2019. Kate fuit Londres pour se réfugier dans une maison délabrée dont elle a hérité. Avec son lierre dégringolant et son jardin envahi par les mauvaises herbes, ce havre de paix la protège de son compagnon violent. Kate sent toutefois qu'un secret s'y tapit... 1942. Alors que la Seconde Guerre mondiale fait rage, Violet est cloîtrée dans le grand domaine familial, étouffée par les conventions sociales. Elle vit avec le souvenir de sa mère, dont il ne lui reste qu'un mystérieux médaillon et une inscription étrange sur le mur de sa chambre. 1619. Altha connaît les secrets des plantes, savoir ancestral transmis de mère en fille. Nombreux sont les villageois à venir lui demander de l'aide. Pourtant, quand un fermier meurt piétiné par son troupeau, tous la pointent du doigt et l'accusent de sorcellerie.

2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century... 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha...s mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom... 1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives, and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.

Três mulheres. Três séculos. Um legado que não pode ser apagado. Separadas pelo tempo, mas unidas por sangue, sabedoria ancestral e uma conexão invisível com a natureza, Kate, Altha e Violet enfrentam, cada uma a seu modo, as marcas da violência, da opressão e da exclusão impostas às mulheres ao longo dos séculos. 2019 – Fugindo de um relacionamento abusivo, Kate se refugia no chalé isolado da família Weyward. Coberto de trepadeiras e segredos antigos, o lugar guarda mais do que memórias; ali, ela começará a entender quem realmente é. 1619 – Altha está prestes a ser julgada por bruxaria. Herdou da mãe o conhecimento da terra e dos ciclos naturais, o mesmo saber que agora a coloca em risco. 1942 – Em meio à Segunda Guerra, Violet vive presa às regras sufocantes da aristocracia. Mas um medalhão com a letra W e uma palavra gravada no assoalho — Weyward — a fazem questionar tudo. Um romance envolvente sobre coragem, memória e resistência feminina. Uma história onde o passado ecoa no presente e a ancestralidade encontra sua voz, mesmo quando tudo parece silenciar.

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