Le falene di Ursula. La storia dimenticata di Madre Shipton

Knaresborough Royal Forest. Yorkshire, 1488. A woman runs through the shadows, pursued by a single word. Witch, witch! An identity, a truth, a condemnation. For her and for the life she carries in her womb, the only refuge is in the woods. Oaks, firs, hawthorns and birches greet her, bow to her, whisper the name of the unborn child, who is already inextricably destined to be their daughter too. Ursula, a child of the forest, a little Bear. But as the little girl—who will grow into a young girl and then a woman—will learn, happiness and good fortune are the preserve of those who live with arrogance; nothing lasts forever, except love, affection and pain. Le falene di Ursula rewrites the forgotten story of one of England’s most famous witches. A novel set deep in the woods, steeped in magical realism, where figures from the folklore of those lands come to life, weaving their stories into that of Ursula Sontheil, the girl whom fate would lead to become the revered, feared and proud Mother Shipton.