{"product_id":"9781405985994","title":"The Witch and the Priest","description":"Author: Lewis, Hilda\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781405985994\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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...  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on real seventeenth-century witch trials in Lincolnshire, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch and the Priest\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of historical atmosphere and psychological horror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Strange terror fills this tale of seventeenth-century witchcraft ... horrific and written with much skill.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46882756427934,"sku":"UBD-9781405985994","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781405985994.jpg?v=1779862751","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781405985994","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}