Book review: The Witches Of Vardo is a promising slow burn of righteous female rage

The debut feminist historical retelling by Anya Bergman revels in a slow burn of female rage. PHOTOS: LIZZIE MCGHEE & PAN MACMILLAN
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By Anya Bergman
Historical fiction/Manilla Press/Paperback/400 pages/$26.50 with GST
4 stars

Anna is a scorned woman cast away by the King of Denmark, Ingeborg is a daughter trying to save her mother, and Maren is the daughter of a convicted witch. They are the witches of Vardo.

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