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A coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat.
Five octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish Moonshyne Manor. All eyes turn to the witch in charge, Queenie, who confesses they've fallen far behind on their mortgage payments. Still, there's hope, since the imminent return of Ruby—one of the sisterhood who's been gone for thirty-three years—will surely be their salvation.
But the mob is only the start of their troubles. One man is hellbent on avenging his family for the theft of a legacy he claims was rightfully his. In an act of desperation, Queenie makes a bargain with an evil far more powerful than anything they've ever faced. Then things take a turn for the worse when Ruby's homecoming reveals a seemingly insurmountable obstacle instead of the solution to all their problems.
The witches are determined to save their home and themselves, but their aging powers are no match for increasingly malicious threats. Thankfully, they get a bit of help from Persephone, a feisty TikToker eager to smash the patriarchy. As the deadline to save the manor approaches, fractures among the sisterhood are revealed, and long-held secrets are exposed, culminating in a fiery confrontation with their enemies.
Funny, tender and uplifting, the novel explores the formidable power that can be discovered in aging, found family and unlikely friendships. Marais' clever prose offers as much laughter as insight, delving deeply into feminism, identity and power dynamics while stirring up intrigue and drama through secrets, lies and sex. Heartbreaking and heart-mending, it will make you grateful for the amazing women in your life.
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Release date
August 23, 2022 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781488215506
- File size: 310705 KB
- Duration: 10:47:18
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Narrator Amy Landon delivers an enchanting mystery, in which five octogenarian witches must find a magical artifact to save their manor. Landon adopts a variety of vocal skills to embody unique characters. Surly Queenie uses magic to invent, seductive Jezebel is gifted with charm, brilliant Ivy manipulates plants, gentle Ursula is clairvoyant, and resentful Tabby connects with animals, speaking through her bird familiar. They rely on Ruby, freshly released from prison and voiced with childlike wonder, to recall where she hid the missing artifact, but her failing memory leaves paltry clues to its whereabouts. TikTok devot�e Persephone, voiced with eager confidence and ready to smash the patriarchy, employs her relentless ambition to help. This dramatic audiobook is full of laughs, tender relationships, and inspiring characters. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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