As Samuel listens, he tries desperately to find some way to save the witch's soul. She unfolds a story of horror, telling how she and her daughters became witches, participated in orgies at the witches' sabbath with the Devil himself, cast spells to kill and torment their enemies, and eventually faced trial and execution. Were they guilty? Was justice done? Did he do all he could to save their souls? The spirit of Joan Flower appears to him and tells him that she has been rejected by both Heaven and Hell and is condemned to wander the earth. Samuel Fleming, an aging priest, is tormented by doubts on the case of Joan Flower and her daughters Margaret and Philippa, whom he helped condemn to death as witches in 1618. crimes, orgies, and the Devil in person." - Illustrated London News The ghost of a witch and the parson who sent her up for trial and is now tormenting himself. "This novel by Hilda Lewis is one of the best I have ever read about witchcraft." - Dennis Wheatley "Her books are among the finest historical novels ever written." - Alison Weir
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