Witch-bottles And Windlestraws - Joy Stonehouse

Itrsquo;s November 1703 And The Great Storm Is Set To Hit Filey Bay On The Yorkshire Coast.the People Of Reighton Have A Wedding To Celebrate, And Sit In Church Unaware Of The Impending Storm That Will Affect Their Lives.inspired By Parish Records, Witch-bottles And Windlestraws Is The Story Of The Jordan Family And Their Farming Community. Courtships, Betrayal, Unrequited Love And An Inexplicable Death Are Woven Into A Tapestry Of 18th Century Life And Customs And The Ever-challenging Weather.characters Can Turn To The Church For Help, Or Resort To Superstition And Ancient Remedies.through The Heat Of Augustrsquo;s Long Harvest Days Or The Hours Spent Making Butter And Cheese In The Cool Of The Milkhouse, Or Through The Seemingly Never-ending Dark Winters When The Village Is Cut Off By Deep Snow And Ice, Life And Death Are Played Out In The Stark Realities Of An Unforgiving Era.