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New York Times Bestselling Author Madeleine Martin's gripping new novel A Time of Witches plunges readers into the dangerous time of the East Anglian Witch Trials, weaving together the past and present to explore the bonds between two women across centuries.

 

Join us for the exclusive UK launch of A Time of Witches as Madeleine discusses what drew her to this haunting period of history, why she came all the way from the USA to Bury St Edmunds to research and write this novel and what she discovered when she did.

 

Suitable for adults and young people 14+.

 

Themes: Fiction, Adults, Young People, Book Club, Local Interest, History

Access:  Hearing Loop

 

Madeleine Martin Books: A Time of Witches, The Last Bookshop in London, The Librarian Spy, The Keeper of Hidden Books, The Booklover's Library, The Secret Book Society (2025)

Madeline Martin is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of historical fiction with books translated into over twenty-five languages. She lives in Florida with her family and two very spoiled cats.

 

Lynn Whitehead

Lynn is a Tour Guide, speaker and drama facilitator living in Bury St Edmunds. She has worked for Theatre Royal, New Wolsey, Eastern Angles and Suffolk Artlink getting community groups acting, writing and singing. 

A Time of Witches | 16:30 Thu 8 Oct | URC1 - Church

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  • Thursday 8 October 2026, 4:30 PM
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