Top critical review
2.0 out of 5 starsSpoiler alert: hugely disappointing.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2022
I bought this based on other reviewers' opinions. The idea of an early 20th century English woman freeing herself from her upbringing & a life of unpaid servitude was appealing; that she became a WITCH was irresistible. But I found the author's writing style from 100 years ago was overly descriptive of minute details & very tedious. The entire first half of the book covers her 47 years spent selflessly commited to looking after her parents & siblings, including her selfish brother who lost most of her Inheritance through unwise investments. When she finally leaves these ingrates & escapes, most of the rest of the book describes her endless walks thru the countryside. She finally reaches some sort of personal resolution by concluding she has always been different and, after getting bitten by a stray kitten, concludes she is a witch. Her only witch ability is to make milk go sour. One reviewer mentioned Lolly "cavorting with the devil" and I wish she had. But there is no cavorting of any kind in this very G rated story.
