📚 Genre: Feminist Nonfiction / History / Cultural Critique
📄 Pages: 320 (paperback )
⭐ Goodreads Rating: ~4.3
A brilliantly sharp look at the legacy of witch hunts—from medieval Europe to modern-day prejudice—framed through the lives of independent, childless, or older women who dared to defy patriarchy. Mona Chollet traces how these so‑called witches were often powerful rebels—and why those same power dynamics still try to hold women back today
Combines history, feminism, and searing cultural critique into a masterful narrative
Celebrated by Le Monde as “brilliant, well‑documented” and praised by critics for reframing the “witch” as a symbol of strength
Perfect for anyone who loved The Once and Future Witches—or wants a nonfiction deep dive that feels like a salon conversation over candlelight
Perfect for: those who crave smart, feminist reads that connect the dots between past and present, myth and reality. A gorgeous paperback for underlining favorite passages and keeping by your bedside.
📚 Genre: Feminist Nonfiction / History / Cultural Critique
📄 Pages: 320 (paperback )
⭐ Goodreads Rating: ~4.3
A brilliantly sharp look at the legacy of witch hunts—from medieval Europe to modern-day prejudice—framed through the lives of independent, childless, or older women who dared to defy patriarchy. Mona Chollet traces how these so‑called witches were often powerful rebels—and why those same power dynamics still try to hold women back today
Combines history, feminism, and searing cultural critique into a masterful narrative
Celebrated by Le Monde as “brilliant, well‑documented” and praised by critics for reframing the “witch” as a symbol of strength
Perfect for anyone who loved The Once and Future Witches—or wants a nonfiction deep dive that feels like a salon conversation over candlelight
Perfect for: those who crave smart, feminist reads that connect the dots between past and present, myth and reality. A gorgeous paperback for underlining favorite passages and keeping by your bedside.
