{"product_id":"the-witch","title":"The Witch","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of the Lewis Hammond book selection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'NDiaye at her most dazzling' Katie Kitamura\u003cbr\u003e'This is NDiaye at her disquieting best'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucie comes from a long line of witches, powers passed down from mother to daughter. Her own mum was formidable in her powers, but ashamed of her magic. Perhaps as a result, Lucie's own gift is weak: she can see into the future, sometimes - but more often, she can only see the present of some other location. Not very useful. And the worst part? All she can ever see are insignificant details - a scrap of outfit, the colour of the sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucie's own children are initiated into their family's peculiar womanhood when they reach twelve years of age, and in a few short months, Maud and Lise are crying the curious tears of blood that denote their magical powers. Having learned, they take off quickly and fly the nest. Literally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty, dreamlike, vaguely unsettling, and utterly enchanting (pun intended)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings the mysteries of womanhood and motherhood into sharp relief and leaves us teetering on the edge, unbalanced by questions as seemingly unbreakable relationships break down left and right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho is to blame for family failures? And how can you - can you? - build a nest that no one wants to fly?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e144 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hepworth Wakefield Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57092401791351,"sku":"30126","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1313\/2059\/files\/71Y85e92FvL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778767308","url":"https:\/\/shop.hepworthwakefield.org\/products\/the-witch","provider":"The Hepworth Wakefield Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}