The Virago Book Of Witches
$24.79
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2022
Summary
Beware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves…
Banshees - a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils - Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches - Hecate, whose chariot is drawn by dogs.
Alluring women, enchantresses, seekers of revenge, wise old women and badly-behaved girls. As Shahrukh Husain says: ‘witches… womanhood in all its complexity’
Over fifty stories of crones and nixies, shape shifters and beauties are here, i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349016986 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349016984 |
| Author: | Shahrukh Husain |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 30mm |
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Shahrukh Husain gives us a delightful array of witches of all kinds from across the globe - from the kindly to the cruel, from the wise to the wicked. A collection of stories that won’t fail to entertain. – Elizabeth Lee, author of Cunning Women
About The Author
Shahrukh Husain
Shahrukh Husain writes fiction, non-fiction and scripts for children and adults. She is passionate about world mythology and folklore which provides a link between her two jobs: writing and psychoanalysis and claims to have been in the thrall of witches since childhood. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan and lives in London.
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