A Lullaby for Witches

Two women, a history of witchcraft, and a deep-rooted female power intertwine in Hester Fox's novel "A Magic Deep & Drowning." Set in 1650 Friesland, the story follows a young woman who must choose between love, duty, and a mythic legacy. Hester Fox's other gothic mysteries include "The Book of Thorns," "The Last Heir to Blackwood Library," "The Witch of Willow Hall," "The Widow of Pale Harbor," and "The Orphan of Cemetery Hill."

Format: Unspecified
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Graydon House

Two women, a history of witchcraft, and a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries. Margaret Harlowe, a young woman from a well-to-do New England family, grew stranger and more beautiful as she cultivated her uncanny power. Whispers of "witch" dogged her footsteps, and her power began to wind itself with the tendrils of something darker. One hundred and fifty years later, Augusta Podos takes a dream job at Harlowe House, the historic home of a wealthy New England family that has been turned into a small museum in Tynemouth, Massachusetts. When Augusta stumbles across an oblique reference to a daughter of the Harlowes who has nearly been expunged from the historical record, the mystery is too intriguing to ignore. But as she digs deeper, something sinister unfurls from its sleep, a dark power that binds one woman to the other across lines of blood and time. If Augusta can't resist its allure, everything she knows and loves—including her very life—could be lost forever. Don't miss A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING, Hester Fox's lush, enchanting reimagining of The Little Mermaid, where a young woman in 1650 Friesland must face a deadly choice between love, duty, and a mythic legacy. Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: The Book of Thorns, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library, The Witch of Willow Hall, The Widow of Pale Harbor, and The Orphan of Cemetery Hill.

ISBN-13: 9781525804694
Edition number: Original ed.