The White Witch by Elizabeth GoudgeMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Published in 1958 and set in England during the Civil War period of 1642, The White Witch gently follows the slowly intertwining fortunes of the Haslewood family in a rural village in Oxfordshire, the local "white" witch Froniga who is their cousin and who is also related to a band of gypsies who periodically seek safe harbour in the local woods, as well as spies in the Civil War, one of which is her unconsummated lover of ten years. Beautifully evocative descriptions of the English countryside and fascinating insights into customs of the time and the Romany peoples made this a delightful slow read, and made one fight the urge to constantly consult a herbal.
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