The Witches' Kitchen

by Cecelia Holland

Book Overview

Corban Loosestrife's life changed one clear morning years ago, when he returned from hunting to his family steading in Ireland and found it destroyed by Vikings and his father, mother, and brothers, slain. But his twin sister Mav was not among the dead, and so he knew that she had been taken as a slave. Corban set out to find her and redeem her, if he could, and in doing so became a man. Corban found his sister through blood and battle, now the property...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312848862
• ISBN13: 9780312848866
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A fine sequel!

Great book, lovely sequel to the The Soul Thief. So far through a third, and not disappointed. Holland has a very efficient and economical style of writing, and never gets bogged down in too much detail, focusing on plot and character throughout. This is my fifth Holland novel, and likely won't be the last.

A very good read.

Cecielia Holland comes through again. With so many so-so books out there it is nice to have someone who always writes something I hate to put down.

Awonderful drama

Fifteen years have passed since Corban Loosestrife came to his home in Ireland to find his family dead except for his twin sister. He rescued her, killed Jorvik King Eric Bloodaxe who murdered his family and raped his sister. Corban, his beloved Benna and others took refuge in Vinland (see THE SOUL THIEF). Though now a family man and farmer, Corban knows the blood oaths still tie him to Ireland and Denmark and his belief is proven when the Viking ship arrives to bring him back to the King.Corban's son Conn and nephew Raef join him as he journeys to where Eric's widow Gunnhild and her son the monarch await him while leaving the women behind on what surely must be a dangerous venture. The peril at sea and on land mounts and Corban panics when his two young compatriots are separated from him. Worse he and his relatives may be caught in the crosshairs of Viking nobles and the Danish Christian King. If Corban lives and overcomes his guilt over the fates of his son and nephew, he must placate Gunnhild, probably the toughest task of all.Though more historical, THE WITCHES' KITCHEN contains strong fantasy and supernatural elements that not only fit inside the story line, but enhances the action. The tale focuses on Corban as he struggles with feelings of guilt that seem to compound as he and his cohorts journey through treacherous territory. Cecelia Holland furbishes a wonderful drama that has cross-genre appeal.Harriet Klausner