Barraclough, Lindsey

In 1567, young Aphra is found in the marsh by two witches. They recognize her abilities in the dark arts immediately, but they are burned as witches before Aphra grows very old. Aphra finds companionship with the leper Long Lankin, but comes down with leprosy herself before being burned herself. Before she dies she casts a curse on her tormentors, and now, in 1962, sisters Cora and Mimi, last of that family line, find themselves trapped in an ancient house with a spirit bent on revenge.

When Cora and her younger sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their great Auntie Ida in an isolated village in 1958, they discover that they are in danger from a centuries-old evil and, along with village boys Roger and Peter, strive to uncover the horrifying truth before it is too late.

When Cora and her younger sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their great Auntie Ida in an isolated village in 1958, they discover that they are in danger from a centuries-old evil and, along with village boys Roger and Peter, strive to uncover the horrifying truth before it is too late.