The Once and Future Witches - BookWyrm

528 pages

English language

Published Oct. 13, 2020

ISBN:: 978-0-316-42203-1

(1 review)

In 1893, there's 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 sisters―James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna―join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote―and perhaps not even to live―the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.

There's no such thing as witches. But there will be.

An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once …

In 1893, there's 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 sisters―James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna―join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote―and perhaps not even to live―the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.

There's no such thing as witches. But there will be.

An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once and Future Witches reimagines stories of revolution, motherhood, and women's suffrage—the lost ways are calling.

4 editions

Falbapala reviewed Le temps des sorcières by Alix E. Harrow

Ravie de ma lecture

4 stars

J'adore les sorcières, j'ai souvent été déçue par des lectures sur ce sujet, mais là, j'ai beaucoup apprécié ma lecture. C'est un pavé certes, mais qui se lit très vite.

J'ai trouvé que l'histoire était agréable, avec des pouvoirs de sorcières que j'attendais, un mélange de réalité et de vraie magie, un plaisir pour moi. Il est aussi, et je pense que c'est logique au vu su sujet, pas mal de féminisme. j'avais peur que ce côté féministe prenne trop le dessus d'ailleurs, mais ça va ! Je me suis fortement attachée à ces Trois Soeurs, même si je trouve que leur histoire personnelle n'est pas assez poussée, j'aurais beaucoup aimé être en plus proches d'elles.

Si vous aimez les sorcières, un peu d'histoire, de l'amour, de la magie, je vous conseille de lire cette histoire qui vous emportera aux temps des sorcières...