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Brigid’s Charge uses the legend to get places, to say things about life and people and religion and things that matter. —The Press of Atlantic City

About 100 miles south of New York City, in an isolated part of New Jersey called the Pine Barrens, sightings of a dragon-like creature have continued into recent times. Today, the Jersey Devil survives as a professional sports team, but the legend of this once-dreaded creature has roots that reach back to colonial America. 

In her award-winning, fictionalized account of the Devil’s origin, Cynthia Lamb has relied upon a combination of family lore and original historical research to bring this story to life.

One of the best novels in the growing subgenre of fiction concerned with women’s spirituality. The fact that Lamb is a descendent of her heroine adds an especially magical note to her endeavor. —Booklist

When America was a distant, wild country in 1704, a courageous young English woman emigrated to the colony of New Jersey to marry a man of her mother’s choosing. Her most precious possession was a book containing her grandmother’s ancient knowledge of herbal healing. Years of instruction had grounded her in the beauty and power of a long-ago time when women were close to a ruling goddess. But authorities of the Crown considered their rituals of witchcraft to be criminal acts, punishable by hanging. 

In the New World Deborah Leeds discovered Quaker tolerance and a measure of womanly freedom, but still had to live cautiously because of her religious beliefs. She married, bore many children, fell in love with a fiery Irish woman, and among colonists acquired a strong reputation as a healer — until an unexpected pregnancy shatters her world. 

There isn’t enough literature like Brigid’s Charge around. —San Francisco Bay Times

  • Finalist for the Benjamin Franklin Award

  • Publishers Weekly-selected Gay and Lesbian Title

  • ForeWord’s Audio Book of the Year finalist

VIDEO:
Here’s a two-minute video that includes Cynthia’s interview (and voiceover) for a TV show that Animal Planet created about the Jersey Devil.

Publisher, Julia Chitwood, and Cynthia

“A book of real magic that carries the reader along on a fast-moving stream of passion and truth.” —BODEGA BAY NAVIGATOR

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“BRIGID’S CHARGE is a well-crafted, imaginative tale and terrific reading.” —THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

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“There isn’t enough literature like BRIGID'S CHARGE around.” —SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES

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“A fascinating exploration of the origin and nature of what we have come to think of as witchcraft.” —SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

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“Full of information about magic...—and a great read!” Starhawk, author of THE SPIRAL DANCE and THE FIFTH SACRED THING

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“BRIGID’S CHARGE uses the legend to get places, to say things about life and people and religion and things that matter.” —THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY

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“The fact that Lamb is a descendent of her heroine adds an especially magical note to her endeavor.” —BOOKLIST

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“A book of real magic that carries the reader along on a fast-moving stream of passion and truth.” —BODEGA BAY NAVIGATOR 〰️ “BRIGID’S CHARGE is a well-crafted, imaginative tale and terrific reading.” —THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW 〰️ “There isn’t enough literature like BRIGID'S CHARGE around.” —SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES 〰️ “A fascinating exploration of the origin and nature of what we have come to think of as witchcraft.” —SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 〰️ “Full of information about magic...—and a great read!” Starhawk, author of THE SPIRAL DANCE and THE FIFTH SACRED THING 〰️ “BRIGID’S CHARGE uses the legend to get places, to say things about life and people and religion and things that matter.” —THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY 〰️ “The fact that Lamb is a descendent of her heroine adds an especially magical note to her endeavor.” —BOOKLIST 〰️