Why a Booktrail?
1700s/present day: A mother’s love will never die. A mother’s fury will live forever…
The Hanging of Hettie Gale
What you need to know before your trail
The Moor is a difficult place for a young woman to grow up in the 1700s and life for Hettie Gale is no different.
Abused by her father and abandoned by her family, she builds a new life for herself and her young son. But when Hettie is assaulted by men who lie about the encounter and accuse her of a heinous crime, Hettie is sentenced to death.
In the present day, Alice receives news that her cousin has gone missing from her cottage on The Moor, where Alice spent many of her childhood summers.
Wanting to help find Fleur, she heads to the village and becomes increasingly obsessed with the legend of Hettie Gale. She stumbles upon a set of journals that reveal, bit by bit, clues about what happened to the people who have gone missing on The Moor over the years.
But what links Hettie Gale to Fleur? And if the ghost of Hettie Gale is seeking justice, can Alice do anything to bring the spirit peace and save Fleur from Hettie’s inconsolable wrath?
Travel Guide
Dorset
The author states that she has lived in Dorset on and off for many years and that the beauty of the landscape inspired much of her novel.
The moor is actually fictional in the book but it is, like Dartmoor, is raw and visceral. It is remote and lonely and a harsh play to live.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Hanging of Hettie Gale
Destination/Location: Dorset, Dartmoor Author: Tess Burnett Departure: 1700s/present day
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