The Mark of Cain
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: 487 pages ; 22 cm
"In 1567, baby Aphra is found among the reeds and rushes by two outcast witches. Even as an infant, her gifts in the dark craft are clear. But when her guardians succumb to an angry mob, Aphra is left to fend for herself. She is shunned and feared by all but one man, the leper known as Long Lankin. Hounded and ostracized, the two find solace only in each other, but even this respite is doomed, and Aphra’s bitterness poisons her entire being. Afflicted with leprosy, tortured and about to be burned as a witch, she manages one final enchantment—a curse on her tormentor’s heirs. Now, in 1962, Cora and Mimi, the last of a cursed line, are trapped in an ancient home on a crumbling estate in deepest winter, menaced by a spirit bent on revenge."--Page [2] of book jacket.
Subjects:
Haunted places -- Teen fiction.
Horror tales -- Teen fiction.
Young adult fiction -- Teen fiction.
Sisters -- Teen fiction.
Revenge -- Teen fiction.
Villages -- England -- Teen fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 -- Teen fiction.
Haunted places -- Teen fiction.
Horror tales -- Teen fiction.
Young adult fiction -- Teen fiction.
Sisters -- Teen fiction.
Revenge -- Teen fiction.
Villages -- England -- Teen fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 -- Teen fiction.
Target Audience: 950L
ISBN:
9780763678647
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TF Barraclough | Ballentine Indoors | Display, Teen Fiction | In |
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"First published in 2014 by The Bodley Head, an imprint of Random House Children's Books"--Title page verso.