2026 book club⤴
october book
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
horror · fantasy · historical | 200-300 pages
A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger – only to become quickly widowed when her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. All alone in this pious and patriarchal society, Abitha fights for what little freedom she can grasp onto, while trying to stay true to herself and her past.
Enter Slewfoot, a powerful spirit of antiquity newly woken ... and trying to find his own role in the world. Healer or destroyer? Protector or predator? But as the shadows walk and villagers start dying, a new rumor is whispered: Witch.
Both Abitha and Slewfoot must swiftly decide who they are, and what they must do to survive in a world intent on hanging any who meddle in the dark arts.
discussion
next club meeting date: Friday, October 30
what we've read so far
JANUARY – Lessons in Chemistry
FEBRUARY – Project Hail Mary
MARCH – Redemption Month
APRIL – Feeding Ghosts
MAY – Northanger Abbey
JUNE – A Guardian and a Thief
JULY – Legends and Lattes
AUGUST – How to Get a Girl Pregnant
SEPTEMBER – The Invasion (Animorphs, #1)