Everyone Knows Your Mother Is A Witch

Rivka Galchen

Fourth Estate £14.99

A richly depicted 17th Century Germany is the setting for award-winning Galchen’s triumphant second novel. There, Katharina Kepler, an illiterate widow known for her herbal remedies, is accused of witchcraft by a neighbour. In the fight to clear her name and save her life, she must rally family, friends and her own sharp wits. The story is based on real events, and Katharina’s adult son turns out to be none other than astronomer Johannes Kepler.