The Book of Witching

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A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick'Chilling and beautifully written C.J. Cooke's finest novel yet' Emilia Hart'A spellbinding thriller' Scots Magazine

Four hundred years separate them.

One book binds them.

Glasgow 2024: Clem waits by her daughters hospital bed. Erin was found on an idyllic beach in Fynhallow Bay, Orkney, with catastrophic burns and only one memory: her name is Nyx.

But how did she get these burns And how did her boyfriend end up burned alive

Orkney 1594: accused of witchcraft, Alison Balfour awaits trial. The punishment To be burned alive.

Separated by four hundred years but bound by the Book of Witching, two women stand imperilled. Can they unlock a centuries-old mystery And will Fynhallow Bay give up its secrets before someone else dies

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Readers have fallen to The Book of Witching:

My heart was in my mouth from the opening pages until the final paragraph and I couldn't guess just how events would end

I raced through this book in one day and absolutely recommend for anyone who loves a chilling read, especially one with a historical basis and witchy topic.

Its atmospheric, witchy, magical, mysterious and thrilling and I felt compelled to read on

This book was both thrilling and engaging, it was written superbly, and it had me hooked from the beginning.

Exciting, thrilling and absorbing. I loved this book from start to finish. The different timelines kept me hooked and kept the pace moving. Beautifully haunting.

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Chilling and beautifully written, THE BOOK OF WITCHING gripped me from the very first sentence: I read it in one sitting. A haunting recreation of a real Scottish witch trial, this is CJ Cooke's finest novel yet Emilia Hart, Weyward

A fantastic blend of folklore and feminism, Cooke delicately balances terror and tenderness in a gothic, gripping tale Daily Mail

'A pacy, atmospheric story' Good Housekeeping

'A spellbinding thriller' Scots Magazine

'A gothic treat' Heat

'An atmospheric one-sitting read' Woman&Home

PRAISE FOR C.J. COOKE

Rich, chilling and gorgeously gothic. A Haunting in the Arctic is the kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery I just adore Chris Whitaker

Mesmerising and terrifying, this is a powerful story lovingly told with characters that remain with me. Highly recommended Lisa Ballantyne

Evocative and chilling, an addictive piece of polar gothic Anna Bailey

A Haunting in the Arctic is a story of a woman haunted in every way. An eerie, atmospheric novel that is full of tension and suspense, this is a beautiful gothic chiller of a book Elizabeth Lee

Author Bio

C.J. Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous other publications under the name of Carolyn Jess-Cooke. Born in Belfast, she has a PhD in Literature from Queen's University, Belfast, and is currently Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she researches creative writing interventions for mental health. I Know My Name is C.J. Cooke's first psychological drama and was inspired by her creative work in mental health. It is being published in several other languages and a TV adaptation is in development. C.J. Cooke lives by the sea with her family.