The Hounding is by Xenobe Purvis. A historical fiction novel that is on the strange side. The Mansfield sisters live with their father on an estate near the village of Little Nettlebed. A drought is causing the river to dry up and the crops to fail. When the villagers began to hear barking, they believe the Mansfield girls are turning into wild dogs using witchcraft. But is it really witchcraft or merely another type of evil? This is an interesting and thought provoking parable with a twist at the end that should have been obvious. I did not like this book as much as I wanted too after the reviews I read.
Ratings: 12th grade - 6 out of 10 = AC (mature thematic content).
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