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Told from the perspective of a wax doll, this chilling tale is inspired by a real group of women accused of dark magic in seventeenth-century Denmark.
An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches—a book of sorcery itself—from the celebrated author of The Employees and My Work: now in paperback
In seventeenth-century Denmark, Christenze Kruckow, an unmarried noblewoman, is accused of witchcraft. She and several other women are rumored to be possessed by the Devil, who comes to them as a tall headless man and gives them dark powers: they steal happiness, perform unchristian acts, and cause pestilence or even death. The women are all in da...
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