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The startling, witty, highly anticipated second novel from the critically acclaimed author of Atmospheric Disturbances.

The story begins in 1618, in the German duchy of Württemberg. Plague is spreading. The Thirty Years'' War has begun, and fear and suspicion are in the air throughout the Holy Roman Empire. In the small town of Leonberg, Katharina Kepler is accused of being a witch.

Katharina is an illiterate widow, known by her neighbors for her herbal remedies and the success of her children, including her eldest, Johannes, who is the Imperial Mathematician and renowned author of the laws of planetary motion. It''s enough to make anyone jealous, and Katharina has done herself no favors by being out and about and in everyone''s business.

So when the deranged and insipid Ursula Reinbold (or as Katharina calls her, the Werewolf) accuses Katharina of offering her a bitter, witchy drink that has made her ill, Katharina is in trouble. Her scientist so

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

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      Publisher Picador USA
      Published 21 June 2022
      ISBN-13 9781250849311
      978-1250849311
      ISBN-10 1250849314
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      Historical Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The startling, witty, highly anticipated second novel from the critically acclaimed author of Atmospheric Disturbances.

      The story begins in 1618, in the German duchy of Württemberg. Plague is spreading. The Thirty Years'' War has begun, and fear and suspicion are in the air throughout the Holy Roman Empire. In the small town of Leonberg, Katharina Kepler is accused of being a witch.

      Katharina is an illiterate widow, known by her neighbors for her herbal remedies and the success of her children, including her eldest, Johannes, who is the Imperial Mathematician and renowned author of the laws of planetary motion. It''s enough to make anyone jealous, and Katharina has done herself no favors by being out and about and in everyone''s business.

      So when the deranged and insipid Ursula Reinbold (or as Katharina calls her, the Werewolf) accuses Katharina of offering her a bitter, witchy drink that has made her ill, Katharina is in trouble. Her scientist so

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