The Once and Future Witches

  • Author Alix E. Harrow
  • Narrator Gabra Zackman
  • Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
  • Run Time 16 hours and 4 minutes
  • Format Audio
  • Genre Fantasy.
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What to expect

'Glorious . . . a tale that will sweep you away' Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger

'A gorgeous and thrilling paean to the ferocious power of women' Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer

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 three Eastwood sisters join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten 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 must 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.

Praise for The Once and Future Witches:

'A brilliant dazzle of a book . . . I devoured it in enormous gulps, and utterly loved it' Kat Howard, author of The Unkindness of Ghosts

'Compelling, exhilarating and magical - a must-read' Booklist (starred review)

'Delightful . . . a tale of women's battle for equality, of fairy tales twisted into wonderfully witchy spells, of magics both large and small, and history re-imagined' Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches

'A love letter to folklore and the rebellious women of history' Publishers Weekly

'A breathtaking book - brilliant and raw and dark and complicated' Sarah Gailey, author of Magic for Liars

Critics Review

  • A gorgeous and thrilling paean to the ferocious power of women. The characters live, bleed, and roar. I adore them, and long for witchcraft to awaken in all of us

    Laini Taylor, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author

  • A glorious escape into a world where witchcraft has dwindled to a memory of women’s magic, and three wild, sundered sisters hold the key to bring it back . . . A tale that will sweep you away

    Yangsze Choo, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE NIGHT TIGER

  • The Once and Future Witches is a brilliant dazzle of a book. This story of sisters and witches, memory and power cracked open my heart and set down roots there. I devoured it in enormous gulps, and utterly loved it

    Kat Howard, author of THE UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS

  • A love letter to folklore and the rebellious women of history

    PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

  • This is a delightful, satisfying novel, a tale of women’s battle for equality, of fairy tales twisted into wonderfully witchy spells, of magics both large and small, and history re-imagined. All of it is told in Alix Harrow’s exquisite language and with her vivid characterisations – a great pleasure to read

    Louisa Morgan, author of A SECRET HISTORY OF WITCHES

  • Harrow is more than an author; she is a Wordsmith, a sorceress wielding a pen in place of a wand

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