Author Evening
with AD Bergin
Friday 23rd May, 7pm
The Rabbit Hole, Brigg
(Venue subject to change should interest exceed capacity)
We are very much looking forward to welcoming A.D. Bergin to The Rabbit Hole to chat about his new book, The Wicked of the Earth. A historical thriller set around the events of the Newcastle Witch Trials of 1649, the evening will be a real treat for fans of historical fiction.​
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Tickets are available on a Pay What You'd Like basis, and any funds raised from event donations throughout the year will go towards supporting and maintaining No Limits Festival.
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About The Wicked of the Earth
October, 1650: Traumatised Parliamentarian spy James Archer returns north seeking his sister Meg, missing in the aftermath of Newcastle's recent witch trials. Aloof, enigmatic Elizabeth Thompson draws him to investigate the ongoing killing of women who had worked to free the accused. But when Elizabeth herself becomes hunted, the only chance of escape lies in Archer setting himself as bait.
Set against the backdrop of the greed and brutality of Interregnum England, The Wicked of the Earth is an historical thriller perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, S J Parris, or C J Sansom. The Newcastle Witch Trials of 1649 and the fervour which surrounded the Republic claimed the lives of twenty-six women and one man. Following the English Civil War, the women who had maintained the land and towns of England, came under scrutiny for their elevated position in society.
Combined with the Republic's puritanical Christianity, the Newcastle Witch Trials swept through the city. Unlike other trials of the time, the Newcastle "witches" were hung from the scaffold. This book is dedicated to their memory.
A.D. Bergin
A. D. Bergin is a former archaeologist and historian. Born in Northumberland and raised on Tyneside, he graduated from Cambridge University with a first class degree in History and now lives with his family in the walled town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Wicked of the Earth is his first published work of fiction.
