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The Wisdom of Ancient Japan

The Wisdom of Ancient Japan
  • Author(s): Saori Okada
  • Location(s): Japan
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Wellness coach Saori Okada brings together 60 teachings, paired with stunning traditional artworks to match each concept, all rooted in Japan’s ancient heritage. Some of the most important mindsets in modern culture are derived from ancient Japan. In her...

The Wise Witch of Orkney

The Wise Witch of Orkney
  • Author(s): Anna Caig
  • Location(s): Scotland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Later 1500s

1593, Scotland. King James VI launches a bloody witch hunt across the length and breadth of the country. But the women he fears most are already within his court. Elspet is a spae-wife, a wise woman and healer from...

The Wish List

The Wish List
  • Author(s): Sophia Money-Coutts
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘You want me to write a list? Like a shopping list?’ Gwendolyn nodded. ‘Exactly. But for what you want from a man, not ASDA.’ Florence Fairfax isn’t lonely. She loves her job at the little bookshop in Chelsea and...

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Witch of Blackbird Pond
  • Author(s): Elizabeth George Speare
  • Location(s): Connecticut
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 17th century

Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of...

The Witch’s List

The Witch’s List
  • Author(s): Andrew Cairns
  • Location(s): France, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Scotland
  • Genre(s): Horror, Mystery, Young Adult
  • Era(s): 80s to present day

Sandy Beech doesn’t believe in witches and the supernatural. However, certain strange events occur which put his scepticism to the test: a burning book, a falling crucifix, a mysterious illness, and a fire in a convent which kills all...

The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town

The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town
  • Author(s): Amos Tutuola
  • Location(s): Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

After four years of marriage, the brave hunter of the Rocky Town and his beautiful wife, Lola, are still without a child. Equipped with juju, sharpened machete, bow and poisonous arrows, flints and thunderbolts, he sets off in search...

The Witches

The Witches
  • Author(s): Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (illustrator)
  • Location(s): Bournemouth, Norway
  • Genre(s): Children, Fantasy
  • Era(s): 1980s

This is not a fairy-tale. This is about real witches. Real witches don’t ride around on broomsticks. They don’t even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, cunning, detestable creatures who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies. So...

The Witches of St. Petersburg

The Witches of St. Petersburg
  • Author(s): Imogen Edwards Jones
  • Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Early 20th Century

The Russian Empire is on the verge of collapse. Revolution is in the air. The starving stalk the streets of St Petersburg and yet the Imperial Court still commute between their estates and organise their lavish balls. Two sisters...

The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour
  • Author(s): Anne Rice
  • Location(s): Louisiana
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Horror

On the veranda of a great New Orleans house, now faded, a mute and fragile woman sits rocking. And the witching hour begins… Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling and the creation of legend, Anne Rice makes...

The Witching Stone

The Witching Stone
  • Author(s): Danny Weston
  • Location(s): Lancashire
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): N/A

Beneath this stone lie the remains of Meg Shelton, alleged witch of Woodplumpton, buried in 1705. After a messy breakup with his girlfriend, Alfie needs to get away for a while – so he decides to spend the summer...

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