The Last Witch of Scotland

Scottish Highlands, 1727

In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her

father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the

remote parish of Loth, north-west of Inverness.

Blending in does not come easily to the women:

Aila was badly burned in the fire and left with

visible injuries, while her mother struggles to

maintain her grip on reality. When a temporary

minister is appointed in the area, rather than

welcome the two women, he develops a strange

curiosity for them that sets them even further

apart from the community.

Then arrives a motley troupe of travelling

entertainers from Edinburgh, led by the

charismatic but mysterious Jack. It is just the

distraction Janet, and particularly Aila, needs:

for the first time in a long while, their lives are

filling with joy and friendship, and a kind of

hope Aila hasn’t known since her father’s death.

But in this small community, faith is more

powerful than truth, and whispers more

dangerous even than fire.

Haunting and deeply moving, The Last Witch of

Scotland is a story of love, loyalty and sacrifice,

inspired by the true story of the last person to be

executed for witchcraft in Britain.