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Mary Sharratt

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in Minneapolis, The United States

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Historical Fiction

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Louise Erdrich, Jeanette Winterson, Anita Diamant

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March 2010

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Mary Sharratt is an American writer who lives with her Belgian husband in the Pendle region of Lancashire, England, the setting for her acclaimed 2010 novel, DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL, which recasts the Pendle Witches of 1612 in their historical context as cunning folk and healers.

Previously she lived for twelve years in Germany. This, along with her interest in sacred music and herbal medicine, inspired her to write her most recent novel, ILLUMINATIONS: A NOVEL OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN, which explores the dramatic life of the 12th century Benedictine abbess, composer, polymath, and powerfrau.

Winner of the 2005 WILLA Literary Award and a Minnesota Book Award Finalist, Mary has also written the acclaimed novels SUMMIT AVENUE (Coffee Ho ...more

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	Illuminations 3.99 avg rating — 4,912 ratings — published 2012 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughters of the Witching Hill 3.76 avg rating — 4,981 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vanishing Point 3.75 avg rating — 1,436 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ecstasy 3.77 avg rating — 1,164 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real Minerva: A Novel 4.07 avg rating — 696 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revelations 4.06 avg rating — 644 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Lady's Mask 3.85 avg rating — 618 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summit Avenue 3.72 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bitch Lit by Mary Sharratt (Goodreads Author), Maya Chowdhry 3.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BY Sharratt, Mary ( Author ) [{ Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard Von Bingen By Sharratt, Mary ( Author ) Oct - 15- 2013 ( Paperback ) } ] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How Oliver Cromwell stole Christmas

No Christmas for you!

Does Christmas make you want to shout Bah Humbug? You are not alone. Nor is the much touted "War Against Christmas" anything new. Oliver Cromwell goes down as history's biggest Grinch. The Lord Protector and his Puritan-led parliament literally stole Christmas in mid-17th century England.

A fervent Puritan, Cromwell was on a mission to cleanse his nation of what he perceiv Read more of this blog post »

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Daughter of Black Lake

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“I am the serpent that devours her own tail--her own tale. If you tell a tale well enough, it becomes a path to follow. I shed my skin and begin again.”
― Mary Sharratt, Summit Avenue

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“Tibb has admonished me to be careful which road I walked, but in truth no road was simple, straightforward, or, indeed, what it appeared to be at first glimpse. Every path was tricksy, full of turns and twists and blind corners with God-only-knew-what dangers lurching round the bend.”
― Mary Sharratt, Daughters of the Witching Hill

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“Think about what you love, Hildegard. Trust it. That’s where your talents lie and that’s where you’ll find happiness, even here.”
― Mary Sharratt, Illuminations

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Historical fiction has come out on top in our poll to decide May's read. May is going to be the month of witches so our historical read will focus on witches and witchcraft, whether the the Salem Witch Trials, or the European witch hunts. Choose wisely! Last day to vote will be Monday, April 15.

Mary Sharratt

4 votes, 33.3%

Katherine Howe

3 votes, 25.0%

Kathleen Kent

2 votes, 16.7%

Jeanne Kalogridis

1 vote, 8.3%

Megan Chance

1 vote, 8.3%

Erika Mailman

1 vote, 8.3%

Esther Forbes

0 votes, 0.0%

James K. Morrow

0 votes, 0.0%

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“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
― Erica Jong

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“I am the serpent that devours her own tail--her own tale. If you tell a tale well enough, it becomes a path to follow. I shed my skin and begin again.”
― Mary Sharratt, Summit Avenue

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