Near Witch

The Near Witch is a novel by V.E. Schwab that was originally published in 2014. It is a retelling of an old story that warns children not to listen to the wind at night. When a mysterious boy appears outside Lexi's home, she suspects that he is responsible for the disappearances of the children in Near. The novel is a mix of fairy tale, love story, and mystery, and is considered one of the best YA novels of the decade.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 12 March 2019
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S BEST YA OF THE DECADE • NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerAll-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story "The Ash-Born Boy" and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab.The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.There are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion.As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.

Weight: 370g
Dimension: 141 x 205 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789091120