{"title":"Hilda Lewis","description":"\u003cp\u003eHilda Lewis specialises in tales that weave the eerie with the historical, creating stories rich in atmosphere and subtle suspense. Her work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Witch and the Priest\u003c\/em\u003e, explores themes of the supernatural, where dark forces lurk beneath everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that blend Gothic horror with a keen sense of period detail, offering chilling insights into human nature and the unknown. Lewis’s storytelling invites you into worlds where the past and the uncanny converge.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-witch-and-the-priest-by-hilda-lewis-9781405985994","title":"The Witch and the Priest","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePENGUIN HORROR- A celebration of the very best literary horror, a series of terrifying novels and tales that for generations have thrilled, captivated and kept readers wide awake at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoan Flower is long dead when she first appears to Samuel Fleming, a priest plagued by doubts about her and her daughters' execution for witchcraft. Did he do all he could to rescue them from damnation? From beyond the grave, Joan reveals to him the spine-chilling tale of her seduction by Satan, her temptation of her own daughters to the Devil's coven, her murderous sacrifices, and her final rejection by both Heaven and Hell—yet Samuel still strives for a way to redeem her sins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver their terrifying conversations, Samuel learns the way of the witches' sabbath and comes to the dark realisation that Joan's soul may not be the only one in need of saving...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on real seventeenth-century witch trials in Lincolnshire, \u003cem\u003eThe Witch and the Priest\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece of historical atmosphere and psychological horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Strange terror fills this tale of seventeenth-century witchcraft ... horrific and written with much skill.'\u003c\/em\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428345757932,"sku":"9781405985994","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405985994.jpg?v=1774496976"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hilda-lewis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}