The Witch In The Well

Ilsbeth Clark was accused of witchcraft centuries ago when area children went missing. Townspeople doled out her punishment by drowning her in a well. Elena and Cathy met when they were children. Cathy grew up in the small Norwegian town while Elena and her family spent their summers there. Now adult......more

3.5 rounded up How can Ilsbeth Clark accused of witchcraft and subsequently drowned in a well in 1862 cause such catastrophic results nearly 160 years later? Childhood friends Cathy and Elena become very bitter rivals because of Ilsbeth. Local teacher Cathy believes she has written the definitive ac......more

In the small, storybook town of F—, two women – once childhood friends – become rivals when they both decide to write books about the same subject: Ilsbeth Clark, a local woman who was ostracised from the community and denounced as a witch in the 19th century. The first author, Elena, is a relentles......more

An atmospheric, creepy story, told from three POV using diary entries and blogs. Two women - ex childhood friends - at odds over who gets to write the story of Ilsbeth, a local woman, murdered many years before by the townspeople for being a witch. I approached this one with some trepidation due to t......more

I’m not sure how I feel about this book. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was ok. I was so excited for this but it turned out to be different from what I thought. Not necessarily in a bad way but it was kind like eh for me until the last few chapters. The action really heated up and that......more