Midwinter of the Spirit
Jun 2011 · Merrily Watkins Series Book 2 · Atlantic Books Ltd
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'Few writers blend the ancient and supernatural with the modern and criminal better than Rickman.' - Guardian
Diocesan Exorcist: a job viewed by the Church of England with such extreme suspicion that they changed the name. It's Deliverance Consultant now. Still, it seems, no job for a woman. But when the Bishop offers it to Merrily Watkins - parish priest and single mum - she's in no position to refuse.
It starts badly for Merrily and gets no easier. As an early winter slices through the old city of Hereford, a body is found in the River Wye, an ancient church is desecrated and signs of evil appear in the cathedral itself, where the tomb of a medieval saint lies in pieces.
Diocesan Exorcist: a job viewed by the Church of England with such extreme suspicion that they changed the name. It's Deliverance Consultant now. Still, it seems, no job for a woman. But when the Bishop offers it to Merrily Watkins - parish priest and single mum - she's in no position to refuse.
It starts badly for Merrily and gets no easier. As an early winter slices through the old city of Hereford, a body is found in the River Wye, an ancient church is desecrated and signs of evil appear in the cathedral itself, where the tomb of a medieval saint lies in pieces.
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4.2
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Sharon Trew
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December 31, 2022
a lot of muddle and rather silly in parts..occultists, pagans and Satanists are not the same thing. I quite enjoyed the first two books..some real tension there and character development but this was just a bit of a mess sadly..
ICUB4
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October 29, 2015
It's a great story, a proper page turner, but I began to think it's real function was to highlight religeous maniacs in all their forms. Every character seemed to suffer from serious mental heath issues not least merrily.
Adél Stander
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September 4, 2016
Great second Merrily Watkins story. Now to the next one..
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About the author
Phil Rickman was born in Lancashire and lives on the Welsh border where he writes and presents the book programme Phil the Shelf on BBC Radio Wales. He is the acclaimed author of Dr Dee, The Bones of Avalon, Midwinter Spirit (now a major ITV series), the Merrily Watkins Mysteries and the John Dee papers. Visit his website at: www.philrickman.co.uk
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