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Mary Sharratt

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About this author

Mary Sharratt is an American writer who lives with her Belgian husband in the Pendle region of Lancashire, England, the setting for her acclaimed 2010 novel, DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL, which recasts the Pendle Witches of 1612 in their historical context as cunning folk and healers.

Previously she lived for twelve years in Germany. This, along with her interest in sacred music and herbal medicine, inspired her to write her most recent novel, ILLUMINATIONS: A NOVEL OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN, which explores the dramatic life of the 12th century Benedictine abbess, composer, polymath, and powerfrau.

Winner of the 2005 WILLA Literary Award and a Minnesota Book Award Finalist, Mary has also written the acclaimed novels SUMMIT AVENUE (Coffee Ho...more






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Average rating: 3.72 · 3,387 ratings · 663 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors
Daughters of the Witching Hill
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,745 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
Illuminations: A Novel of H...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions
The Vanishing Point
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 571 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
The Real Minerva
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions
Summit Avenue
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2000
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006
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Daughters of the Witching Hill (Literature & Fiction)
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Description: A powerful fictional account of a family caught in the Pendle witch-hunt of 1612.

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Let's kick off autumn in style, starting October 1st!

This month we'll be joined by authors Stefan Petrucha, Evelyn Lafont, Felicity Heaton, Katie MacAllister, Jennifer Harlow, Bronwyn Green, Lucy Felthouse, Rachel Firasek, Michele Hauf, Roxanne Rhoads, Mary Sharratt, M. E. Patterson, Lisa Kessler, Natalie J. Damschroder, Christina Henry and Mayra Calvani …

Not to mention, amazing fellow bloggers such as Danielle from Romance Junkies, Eleni from La Femme Readers, Rachel from A Fair Substit...more

Mary said: Thanks so much for doing this, Teresa!
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Mary Sharratt and 59 other people liked Kate Quinn's blog post: I Hated Your Book
"Okay, folks, it's time for what I feel is going to be a yearly tradition: the “I hated your book” blog. Last year I wrote a blog post listing my top ten favorite negative comments that had come in for my first book Mistress of Rome, and I had a b..." Read more of this blog post »
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"As a First Century Gaul, I am appalled. Simply appalled.

Just kidding. I loved Mistress of Rome. :D

Great article and it was so nice meeting you at the...more
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“I am the serpent that devours her own tail--her own tale. If you tell a tale well enough, it becomes a path to follow. I shed my skin and begin again.”
Mary Sharratt, Summit Avenue

“Tibb has admonished me to be careful which road I walked, but in truth no road was simple, straightforward, or, indeed, what it appeared to be at first glimpse. Every path was tricksy, full of turns and twists and blind corners with God-only-knew-what dangers lurching round the bend.”
Mary Sharratt, Daughters of the Witching Hill

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