Weyward

Weyward braids together three women bound to the same corner of rural England and the same stubborn thread of inheritance. In 2019, Kate flees an abusive partner in London to a crumbling cottage left to her by a great-aunt she barely knew. In 1942, sixteen-year-old Violet, kept ignorant and confined by her father, is drawn to the insects and wild places no one wants her to love. And in 1619, Altha stands trial for witchcraft, accused of using the old knowledge her mother taught her to kill a local man.

Across four centuries, the women of the Weyward line share an affinity for the natural world, for crows and moths and growing things, and a resilience that the men around them keep trying to break. As their stories converge on Weyward Cottage, the source of that strength, and the price the world exacts for it, comes clear.

Emilia Hart's debut is an atmospheric, nature-steeped novel about female power, survival, and the ties that outlast cruelty.