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The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn

by Sue Reed

Two eras meet in rural Northumberland

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Two eras meet in rural Northumberland

Set in spring 2020, the novel brings fifteen-year-old Molly’s upheaval in rural Northumberland into contact with Martha, a girl fleeing persecution in the seventeenth century. Their growing friendship connects a contemporary family story—with Covid and a local witch hunt in the background—to historical witch-finding and life on society’s margins. Molly’s changing relationship with nature and consumerism runs alongside her efforts to address family rifts and act when lives are at risk. The two timelines give the book a way to explore belonging, persecution and responsibility across different periods.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction with a contemporary storyline.
  • Readers drawn to stories about friendship, family rifts, nature and standing up against persecution.

Themes

Historical persecution and witch-findingBelonging and self-discoveryFriendship across timeNature and consumerismFamily rifts and moral courage

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Book overview

It's spring 2020 and fifteen-year-old Molly McFlynn is uprooted from town life by her mam to live with her bohemian grandparents in rural Northumberland. Molly is furious - her friends abandon her, the food is inedible and her grandmother is doing strange things in the garden at night.

 

Life takes a new direction when she meets a girl in the woods who appears to be on the run. Martha is from the seventeenth century, and a life lived on the edge of society. She is fleeing from the witch finder and the men who have hurled her mother, Ann Watson, into the dungeons in Newcastle. As Molly's friendship with Martha grows, Molly reconciles with her true self, develops a love of nature and moves away from her consumerist lifestyle.

 

However, as Covid strikes, and a local witch hunt takes place, Martha's is not the only life that is in danger. Molly must stand up for what is right, help heal family rifts and come to the rescue in a moment of peril.

 

'We all need a Molly in our lives. Brave and impetuous, with an honest, distinctive and timely voice, this girl is the real thing. I loved getting to know her.' Ann Coburn, author of Glint

 

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