The Last Witch on the Knock

Tense, harsh and haunting, The Last Witch on the Knock explores toxic relationships in myriad ways. Through a blend of body horror and poetic insight, Aimée creates a compelling tale. – Lynsey May, author of WEAK TEETHA lyrical exploration of identity and shared trauma, reminding readers of the power of folk. MacDonald’s writing is unflinchingly visceral. – Amy Twigg, author of SPOILT CREATURESMesmeric from the first page. A twisting, haunting tale where the present thrums with the bloody heartbeat of the past. MacDonald’s prose is poetic and sharp. – Lucy Steeds, author of THE ARTISTThe Last Witch on the Knock does witches differently; here, a feral, intimate honesty lights the pyres. – Charlotte Tierney, author of THE CAT BRIDEA searing debut from the Scottish talent Aimée MacDonald. Set in the Highlands, it follows two women who are bound together by an ancient curse inspired by a local story about one of the last women burnt for witchcraft in Scotland. Whatever you do, don’t turn off the lights … * Sunday Times *A wildly daring debut, where past and present are skilfully twined by a fiercely unique new voice in historical horror. Alias Grace meets The Last Night in Soho. – Jessie Elland, author of THE LADIE UPSTAIRSI tore through this bloody, bodily book, gripped and aghast. It is poetic and shocking, and I both wanted and feared the drawing together of Thomasin, our apathetic, unmoored contemporary heroine and Kate, the wild, joyous servant girl accused of witchcraft in 1715. I loved the horrific, unholy slipping of time, the events of this novel resting on the unchangeable nature of the Scottish landscape and its historic towns. Tense and disgusting and beautiful. I loved it. – Emma van Straaten, author of THIS IMMACULATE BODYReading [The Last Witch on the Knock] offers a physical experience, both horrifying and enjoyable. MacDonald is a skilled writer. She is also wonderfully funny, in that deadpan, Gen Z way. This is an unpredictable novel, full of stylistic and narrative flair… an extremely strong, at times mesmerising, debut. – Lucy Sweeney Byrne * Irish Times *

Aimee MacDonald is an Edinburgh-based writer of novels, short stories and poetry and a graduate of The Faber Academy. The Last Witch on the Knock is her first novel.