Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

Leonberg, 1618: As plague spreads and the Thirty Years' War looms over the Holy Roman Empire, a small town descends into suspicion and paranoia—and Katharina Kepler is named a witch.

Katharina is an illiterate widow known for her potent herbal remedies and the enviable success of her children. Her eldest, Johannes Kepler, is the Imperial Mathematician famous for mapping the laws of planetary motion. Between her family's status and her headstrong, sharp-tongued nature, Katharina has earned no shortage of jealous neighbors. When a local woman accuses her of offering a bitter brew that caused a mysterious illness, the accusation quickly spirals into a fight for survival.

To save his mother from torture and execution, the great astronomer must pause his study of the stars to defend her against a hysterical court.