The Mistress of the Black Forest

Germany, December 21, 1601. In the town of Offenburg, people gather in the square in anticipation of an execution. Elsa Gwinner, the baker's wife, has been found guilty of witchcraft, and now she awaits the stake. But what will happen to her seven-year-old daughter, whose confession led to Elsa's condemnation? Will she also go into the fire? No, if she is noticed by Christoph Wagner, a student of Doctor Faustus, a sorcerer who sold his soul to the devil. He passionately wishes to pass on his master's precious knowledge to someone. And who could fit this role better than the girl who has been shunned by everyone, a young witch and a criminal who betrayed her mother? A new novel by Una Hart, continuing the series «When the Dead Start Singing». The Inquisition, witches, pyres, and - real demons interfering in human affairs. Una Hart, with endearing meticulousness and authenticity, describes life in early 17th century Europe, showing it from an unexpected side, where magic and deals with dark forces are not fairy tales and fabrications of neighbors, but reality. The reader will encounter not only familiar characters from the book «When the Dead Start Singing» but also the Doctor Faustus himself, who for the last time addresses his student... The book is complemented by a soundtrack that can be obtained via a QR code, written specifically for this story.