The Trial of Gwen Foley

Written by Jane O'Connor

Narrated by Lucy Brownhill

Accused of witchcraft. Accused of murder. Can she escape the hangman's noose?

Lichfield 1723. A woman accused of witchcraft and murder faces the hangman's noose unless Hester and the Lunar Society can save her.

Hester, the wife of an acting magistrate, is fighting a cause. Sickened by the hanging of a woman who had been brutalized by her husband, and still deeply affected by her own childhood experiences, Hester feels compelled to help women who face the death penalty.

When Hester's husband is summoned to the scene of a murder, Hester accompanies him. They discover that the victim, Lady Aston, is clutching a witch's bottle. Lord Aston is convinced that Gwen Foley, a woman in the village, has murdered his wife.

Gwen is branded as a witch and is dragged from her cottage to jail to await trial. But Hester believes Gwen is innocent and promises to help.

Is Gwen a witch and a murderer who deserves to hang?

With the help of the Lunar Society, Hester is about to find out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Nov 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666164268

Jane O'Connor

Jane O’Connor is an editor at a major publishing house who has written more than seventy books for children, including the New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series. She resides (that’s fancy for lives) with her family in New York City.