All Over the Page - Weyward: a novel

This month we will discuss the book Weyward by Emilia Hart. Hillari Dowdle will facilitate our discussion. 

"Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. But she begins to suspect that a secret lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619. Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all her power to maintain her freedom. 1942. As World War II rages, Violet longs for her mother, long deceased. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom..." -- Back cover.

Hillari Dowdle is a Knoxville-based writer and editor, with extensive experience in consumer magazines, TV production, and corporate communications. A trained yoga teacher, she is well known for her contributions to such magazines as Yoga Journal, Cooking Light, Vegetarian Times, and Prevention among others. She was an early contributor to Metro Pulse (later, The Mercury), and for many years wrote restaurant reviews under the pseudonym Bonnie Appetite. She lives in South Knoxville with her husband, Coury Turczyn, and their son, Truman.