Sep 5, 2017 · A Secret History of Witches is a family saga that spans over a century. It stars five generations of women – Nanette, Ursule, Irène, Morwen, and Veronica – from a Romani family, the Orchiéres, and takes us from Brittany to Cornwall to Wales to London.

A Secret History of Witches tells the poignant story of the Orchiére family. It spans five generations of witches, rooted in Romani ancestry. The epic begins in early 19th century Brittany, where Grandmére Ursule sacrifices herself to protect her tribe.

Sep 5, 2017 · From 17th-century France to World War II London, Morgan's debut novel leads readers through five generations of witches. The Orchiére women have the gift of magic, seen first with Ursule, the elderly matriarch of a Romani family hunted through France by …

A Secret History of Witches is an enjoyable novel, treating readers to glimpses into the history of a loving and complicated family, as well as the changing world around them.

Sep 11, 2024 · A Secret History of Witches, by Louisa Morgan, tells the sweeping story of the Orchiére women, a line of powerful witches descended from a Romani tribe of Gypsies. Divided into books named after five generations of mothers and daughters (Nanette, Ursule, Irene, Morwen, and Veronica), the novel begins in the 19th century as the matriarch of the ...

Sep 5, 2017 · A sweeping historical saga that traces five generations of fiercely powerful mothers and daughters — witches whose magical inheritance is both a dangerous threat and an extraordinary gift. Brittany, 1821. After Grand-Mere Ursule gives her life to save her family, their magic seems to die with her.

A Secret History of Witches follows one clan of witches for more than 100 years as they pass down their beliefs and rituals from mother to daughter. In the novel, Louisa Morgan delves into the lives of five female members of the Orchiere clan, all of …