The Mandrake Broom: When the witches fought back

by Jess Wells

Overview

In 1465 the world is a dangerous place for women who practice medicine. Even more dangerous for those who defy authority.

Luccia Alimenti is a woman who does just that.

As a daughter of one of the legendary female doctors called Salernistas, she travels Europe dispensing herbs, remedies, and the ancient medical texts of Trotula.

Those put her in direct conflict with the powerful Inquisition.

When she becomes an archer to save women from the pyre, the battle really begins.

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, this is a story based on extensive research of historical events and actual remedies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781914965791
Publisher:	Mirador Publishing
Publication date:	08/08/2022
Pages:	354
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

JESS WELLS IS THE AUTHOR of six novels and five volumes of short stories, and the winner of a Nautilus Prize for Fiction, a Foreword Indies Bronze Winner, a two-time Readers' Favorite Five Star recipient, a four-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, a member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival Hall of Fame and a recipient of a San Francisco Arts Commission Grant for Literature. Her work is featured in more than three dozen literary anthologies and journals, reprinted in the United Kingdom and translated into Italian and Dutch.