With such power many in the Brotherhood are corrupt and blame women for their own fallacies. I’m pretty sure the Brotherhood think all women are born wicked and not just witches. The rise of the Brotherhood has resulted in a literal witch hunt, but also the suppression of all women, freedom of thought and has also reduced commerce. Apparently many witches had gathered in America for religious freedom, but have been nearly annihilated at the hands of the Brotherhood. It is alluded that in the past the Witches were on the top of the hierarchy of society and their deity association was from a Greek female goddess. The setting could be described as Puritanical because of the vehemence which the Brotherhood pursues witches, but the clothing harkens to a Victorian Age or just a little before because the gowns are bell-like rather than bustle enhanced. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood-not even from each other. If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren’t safe. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.
But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word… especially after she finds her mother’s diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family’s destruction. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship-or an early grave.īefore her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But the truth is even worse: they’re witches. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. A constant undercurrent of uneasiness permeates the novel readers will find themselves tantalized by Cate’s two suitors and their marriage proposals, terrified by the Brotherhoods hatred and disgust of girls and women, and frustrated at the necessity to wait for the second book in the Cahill Witch Chronicles to learn what becomes of the sisters. How can Cate protect herself and her sisters from the Brotherhood’s terrifying scrutiny? Spotswood has melded historical fiction with the paranormal into an intriguing story of witchcraft, family responsibility, and unrequited love. But Mother is dead, Father is oblivious, and the Brotherhood is intent on stamping out all witches in New England in an effort to squelch female independence and initiative. One of the sisters, who will be gifted with mind-magic, will be the most powerful witch born in centuries.” Her daughters-Cate, Maura, and Tess-compose the trio, and Cate is the one who possesses mind-magic. The prophecy written in Mother’s diary is clear: “A trio of sisters will come of age, all witches.
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