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The Wax Child by Olga Ravn International Booker Prize 2026, Longlisted. A brilliant fiction commentary that is inspired from 1621 witch hunts, a real life case from Alaborg is depicted here. 14 to 16 century 's Danish witch hunt is a grim period. Witches, the woman who has independent thinking who has knowledge to heal are labelled as witches. This is my second book on witch hunt and the author nailed it with a mixture of Nordic folk lore. The book is not only focused on witch hunt it also tried to cover other revolutionary thinkers, it has mentioned Galileo, it's clear that how vigorously the Church tried to sabotage the voices that tells things differently, in every generation they tried to kill them who thinks out of the box. Olga Ravn's scintillating writing style makes it a significant read. Some may find it a difficult read because of disjointed narration style and poetic language gives it a bit spooky essence. Rating - 4/5 Blurb- It was a black night in the year 1620 when Christenze Krukow made the wax child, when she melted down beeswax and set it in the image of a small human. For days, she carried it tucked beneath her arm, shaping it with the warmth of her flesh, giving it life. She fashioned for it eyes and ears that cannot open, and yet – it watches and listens. It looks on as Christenze is haunted by rumour, it hears what the people whisper. It sees how, in the candlelight, she gazes with love at her friends, and hears the things they say in the shadows. It knows pine forest, misty fjord and the crackle of the burning pyre. It observes the violence in men’s eyes and the cruelty of their laws. In time, it begins to understand that once a suspicion of witchcraft has taken hold, it can prove impossible to shake… #Theladylivesinbook #Thebookerprize Longlist, Booker Award, The Wax Child, Book Recommended.

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