The Manningtree Witches
Desmond Elliott Prize · 2021 · WinnerJames Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction · 2021 · ShortlistBetty Trask Award · 2021 · ShortlistDesmond Elliott Prize · 2020 · ShortlistDesmond Elliott Prize · 2019 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2021 | Winner |
| James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction | 2021 | Shortlist |
| Betty Trask Award | 2021 | Shortlist |
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2020 | Shortlist |
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2019 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A. K. Blakemore's debut novel imagines the 1645 Manningtree witch trials in Essex — the largest witch hunt in English history, prosecuted by Matthew Hopkins — from the perspective of Rebecca West, a young woman caught in its net. Written in a startling contemporary-historical voice that is by turns lyrical, crude, and furious, the novel is both feminist historical fiction and a meditation on female powerlessness. It won the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2021 and the Ondaatje Prize shortlist.
About the Author
A. K. Blakemore is a British poet and novelist born in 1991 in London. Read more →
