Silver Thistle Press
Red Runs the Witch’s Thread
An eerie tale of lies, deception and the supernatural from award-winning author Victoria Williamson.
Paisley, Scotland, 1697. Thirty-five people accused of witchcraft. Seven condemned to death. Six strangled and burned at the stake. All accused by eleven-year-old Christian Shaw.
Bargarran House, 1722. Christian Shaw returns home, spending every waking hour perfecting the thread bleaching process that will revive her family’s fortune. If only she can make it white enough, perhaps her past sins will be purified too.
But dark forces are at work. As the twenty-fifth anniversary of the witch burnings approaches, ravens circle Bargarran House, their wild cries stirring memories and triggering visions.
As Christian’s mind begins to unravel, her states of delusion threaten the safety of all those who cross her path. In the end she must make a terrible choice: her mind or her soul? Poverty and madness, or a devil’s bargain for the bleaching process that will make her the most successful businesswoman Paisley has ever seen?
Her fate hangs by a thread. Which will she choose?
Release Date: 11th April 2024
ISBN: 978-1-7384364-2-2
Kindle ebook and paperback available from Amazon >HERE<
Coming 1st December 2023
Now available on Kindle Unlimited
Now available on Kindle Unlimited
Red Runs the Witch’s Thread
An eerie tale of lies, deception and the supernatural from award-winning author Victoria Williamson.
Paisley, Scotland, 1697. Thirty-five people accused of witchcraft. Seven condemned to death. Six strangled and burned at the stake. All accused by eleven-year-old Christian Shaw.
Bargarran House, 1722. Christian Shaw returns home, spending every waking hour perfecting the thread bleaching process that will revive her family’s fortune. If only she can make it white enough, perhaps her past sins will be purified too.
But dark forces are at work. As the twenty-fifth anniversary of the witch burnings approaches, ravens circle Bargarran House, their wild cries stirring memories and triggering visions.
As Christian’s mind begins to unravel, her states of delusion threaten the safety of all those who cross her path. In the end she must make a terrible choice: her mind or her soul? Poverty and madness, or a devil’s bargain for the bleaching process that will make her the most successful businesswoman Paisley has ever seen?
Her fate hangs by a thread. Which will she choose?
Release Date: 11th April 2024
ISBN: 978-1-7384364-2-2
Kindle ebook and paperback available from Amazon >HERE<
Red Runs the Witch’s Thread
An eerie tale of lies, deception and the supernatural from award-winning author Victoria Williamson.
Paisley, Scotland, 1697. Thirty-five people accused of witchcraft. Seven condemned to death. Six strangled and burned at the stake. All accused by eleven-year-old Christian Shaw.
Bargarran House, 1722. Christian Shaw returns home, spending every waking hour perfecting the thread bleaching process that will revive her family’s fortune. If only she can make it white enough, perhaps her past sins will be purified too.
But dark forces are at work. As the twenty-fifth anniversary of the witch burnings approaches, ravens circle Bargarran House, their wild cries stirring memories and triggering visions.
As Christian’s mind begins to unravel, her states of delusion threaten the safety of all those who cross her path. In the end she must make a terrible choice: her mind or her soul? Poverty and madness, or a devil’s bargain for the bleaching process that will make her the most successful businesswoman Paisley has ever seen?
Her fate hangs by a thread. Which will she choose?
Release Date: 11th April 2024
ISBN: 978-1-7384364-2-2
Kindle ebook and paperback available from Amazon >HERE<
Coming 11th April 2024
The Haunting Scent of Poppies
A spine-chilling winter ghost story set in the months after the Great War. Perfect for lovers of MR James and Susan Hill.
The War is over, but for petty criminal Charlie his darkest days are only just beginning.
Charlie Briggs is never off-duty, even when a botched job means he's forced to lay low in a sleepy Hampshire town for the holiday season. Always searching for his next unwitting victim, or a shiny trinket he can pilfer, he can't believe his luck when he happens upon a rare book so valuable it will set him up for life. All he needs to do is sit tight until Boxing Day. But there's a desperate story that bleeds beyond the pages; something far more dangerous than London's mobsters is lurking in the shadows.
Could the book be cursed? Why is he haunted by the horrors of war? Can he put things right before he's suffocated by his own greed?
Release Date: 1st December 2023
ISBN: 978-1-7384364-0-8
Kindle ebook and paperback available from Amazon >HERE<
About the author:
Victoria Williamson is an award-winning author and former teacher who grew up in Scotland. She has a deep interest in history and archaeology, and regularly takes part on digs with Archaeology Scotland. Her previous historical children’s novels, Hag Storm and The Whistlers in the Dark, have explored the life of Robert Burns in eighteenth century Scotland as well as Roman Scotland at the Antonine Wall in 158 AD. Her debut adult novella, The Haunting Scent of Poppies, combines her love of history with her fascination with supernatural tales. Set in Petersfield in December 1918, it combines meticulous research of the town during the period with a story of greed and supernatural retribution that is perfect for reading by the fire on cold, dark days.
Now available on Kindle Unlimited
A spine-chilling winter ghost story set in the months after the Great War. Perfect for lovers of MR James and Susan Hill.
The War is over, but for petty criminal Charlie his darkest days are only just beginning.
Charlie Briggs is never off-duty, even when a botched job means he's forced to lay low in a sleepy Hampshire town for the holiday season. Always searching for his next unwitting victim, or a shiny trinket he can pilfer, he can't believe his luck when he happens upon a rare book so valuable it will set him up for life. All he needs to do is sit tight until Boxing Day. But there's a desperate story that bleeds beyond the pages; something far more dangerous than London's mobsters is lurking in the shadows.
Could the book be cursed? Why is he haunted by the horrors of war? Can he put things right before he's suffocated by his own greed?
Release Date: 1st December 2023
ISBN: 978-1-7384364-0-8
Kindle ebook and paperback available from Amazon >HERE<
Coming 1st December 2023
Now available on Kindle Unlimited
About the author:
Victoria Williamson is an award-winning author and former teacher who grew up in Scotland. She has a deep interest in history and archaeology, and regularly takes part on digs with Archaeology Scotland. Her previous historical children’s novels, Hag Storm and The Whistlers in the Dark, have explored the life of Robert Burns in eighteenth century Scotland as well as Roman Scotland at the Antonine Wall in 158 AD. Her debut adult novella, The Haunting Scent of Poppies, combines her love of history with her fascination with supernatural tales. Set in Petersfield in December 1918, it combines meticulous research of the town during the period with a story of greed and supernatural retribution that is perfect for reading by the fire on cold, dark days.
About the author:
Victoria Williamson is an award-winning author and former teacher who grew up in Scotland. She has a deep interest in history and archaeology, and regularly takes part on digs with Archaeology Scotland. Her previous historical children’s novels, Hag Storm and The Whistlers in the Dark, have explored the life of Robert Burns in eighteenth century Scotland as well as Roman Scotland at the Antonine Wall in 158 AD. Her debut adult novella, The Haunting Scent of Poppies, combines her love of history with her fascination with supernatural tales. Set in Petersfield in December 1918, it combines meticulous research of the town during the period with a story of greed and supernatural retribution that is perfect for reading by the fire on cold, dark days.