The Blue Maiden : A dazzling feminist gothic about witches, loss and resilience

Published 01/05/2025 | Paperback / softback,
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‘Haunting’ NEW YORK TIMES’A shimmering spell of a novel’ EMMA TÖRZS’Partly a young girl’s coming of age, partly a treatise of the wildness of women’ STEPHANIE DANLERIt’s 1825, generations since the women of Berggrund Island stood accused of witchcraft, many of them put to death. But the shadow of this violent past looms large over the isolated community.

Now, the island is overseen by Pastor Silas, a widower with two wild daughters, Beata and Ulrika. The sisters are outcasts: imaginative, rebellious, and consumed by a curiosity about their home’s dark history and the mother they lost. When an enigmatic outsider arrives at their door, his presence threatens their family bond and unearths a buried history to shocking ends…

Readers are loving The Blue Maiden’A beautifully told story”One of the most immersive novels I’ve read in ages”I loved loved this”A perfect read for the fall season”A fantastic Nordic Folk Horror’