The Witches of the Blue Well: A Short Story and Bonus Materials

Paula Brackston

Dec 2012 · Sold by St. Martin's Press

About this ebook

A captivating new original 20-page short story by Paula Brackston, author of The Witch's Daughter!

"The Witches of the Blue Well" is the story of Ceri, a young woman in early eighteenth-century Wales whose grandmother always told her the magic blood of the women in their family flows through her veins. But when famine and hardship come to their village, will Ceri be able to harness her magic to save herself and her sister, or will her power bring about the destruction of all that she loves? With her signature enchanting style, Paula Brackston has penned an enthralling story set in the world of her novel The Winter Witch.

In addition to the short story, "The Witches of the Blue Well", this also contains a letter from the author, Paula Brackston, on writing The Winter Witch, an excerpt from "Welsh Folk Lore: a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales," an authentic publication by the Reverend Elias Owen, from 1886, on witchcraft in Wales.

Ratings and reviews

I have enjoyed every moment I have spent lost in Paula Braxton's books. I can't wait to read the Midnight Witch. It's the only one I have left to read and I hope there will be more to come!

All I did was read the first few lines of the free sample ....and I was hooked. Those first few lines and first two to three pages sets you to continue. The pain of loss and joy of gain. Thank you for the pictures of the well at the end of the book too. Lovely.

Really enjoy reading this short story, to bad it wasn't longer. next up...... Winter Witch. Already read the Witch's Daughter.

About the author

PAULA BRACKSTON has an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in the UK. In 2007 she was shortlisted in the Creme de la Crime Search for new writers. She lives in Wales with her family.