The idea of the modern witch is explored further in Hare House, an eerie novel by Sally Hinchcliffe about witchcraft in rural Scotland. By examining the narrow limits society imposes on women and comparing these with historical witch hunts, Mona shows just how many different things a woman can choose to be. Mona Chollet is a journalist and author of In Defence of Witches, where the image of the witch is recast as a empowering role model to women today. The term ‘witch’ carries a long, controversial, and violent history that stretches back over centuries. Accusations of witchcraft are still taken very seriously in some parts of the world, and is still a crime in many cultures. Today, witches are upheld as strong and independent role models in children’s literature, but in western culture ideas around the mystical and supernatural are now as far-fetched or harmless instead of the serious accusations they once were. The meaning of the word is ever-changing.
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