She was named the winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award for Creative Writing at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies in 2021. I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.īianca Marais cohosts the popular podcast The Sh*t No One Tells You About Writing, aimed at emerging writers. Need a good story about friendship with strong feminist feelings which will have you laughing out loud…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today! So, it has some serious situations which just add to this fantastical tale. This is more than fun novel…it is that, but it touches on a lot of todays issues. I mean…she has a dog named Ruth Bader Ginsburg for goodness sakes! It goes around with a crocheted collar. But, I found it creative and engaging, especially where Persephone is concerned. It did slow down a bit in the middle and could have been a good bit shorter. This book started strong and had me laughing out loud. This is their home and they will fight till the death…oops…it may come down to that in the end! But, the coven of witches that live there are not giving up easily.

The mayor and the city members want to tear it down for commercial real estate. Heartbreaking and heart-mending, it will make you grateful for the amazing women in your life.Ī mob is coming after Moonshyne Manor. Marais’ clever prose offers as much laughter as insight, delving deeply into feminism, identity and power dynamics while stirring up intrigue and drama through secrets, lies and sex. As the deadline to save the manor approaches, fractures among the sisterhood are revealed, and long-held secrets are exposed, culminating in a fiery confrontation with their enemies.įunny, tender and uplifting, the novel explores the formidable power that can be discovered in aging, found family and unlikely friendships. Thankfully, they get a bit of help from Persephone, a feisty TikToker eager to smash the patriarchy.

The witches are determined to save their home and themselves, but their aging powers are no match for increasingly malicious threats. Then things take a turn for the worse when Ruby’s homecoming reveals a seemingly insurmountable obstacle instead of the solution to all their problems. In an act of desperation, Queenie makes a bargain with an evil far more powerful than anything they’ve ever faced. One man is hellbent on avenging his family for the theft of a legacy he claims was rightfully his. Still, there’s hope, since the imminent return of Ruby-one of the sisterhood who’s been gone for thirty-three years-will surely be their salvation.īut the mob is only the start of their troubles. All eyes turn to the witch in charge, Queenie, who confesses they’ve fallen far behind on their mortgage payments. A looming threat.įive octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish Moonshyne Manor.

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