In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in this powerful novel of magic, family, and the suffragette movement.
A gorgeous and thrilling paean to the ferocious power of women. The characters live, bleed, and roar. Laini Taylor,New York Timesbestselling author
In 1893, theres no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.
But when the Eastwood sistersJames Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonnajoin the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the womens movement into the witchs movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to voteand perhaps not even to livethe sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.
Theres no such thing as witches. But there will be.
An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women,The Once and Future Witchesreimagines stories of revolution, motherhood, and womens suffragethe lost ways are calling.
Praise forThe Once and Future Witches:
A glorious escape into a world where witchcraft has dwindled to a memory of womens magic, and three wild, sundered sisters hold the key to bring it back...A tale that will sweep you away.Yangsze Choo,New York Timesbestselling author
This book is an amazing bit of spellcraft and resistance so needed in our times, and a reminder that secret words and ways can never be truly and properly lost, as long as there are tongues to speak them and ears to listen.P. Djel Clark, authorThe Black Gods Drum
ANew York Timesbestseller *; Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel *; Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR Books *; Barnes and Noble *; BookPage
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