This riveting work announces Henderson as an exciting new voice in dark fantasy. The Year of the Witching Alexis Henderson 3.

Henderson offers a powerful portrait of patriarchal, racial, and religious abuses in Bethel society, conjuring a sense of creeping dread and maintaining the pacing throughout.

With her newfound magic, Immanuelle, the town’s shunned, blasphemous daughter, may be the only one with the power to stop them. As Immanuelle learns more about her mother’s history and her own connection to the Darkwood, a series of plagues befall Bethel. Year of the Witch: Connecting with Nature's Seasons through Intuitive Magick Kindle Edition by Temperance Alden (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,758 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Great on Kindle Great Experience. The forbidden Darkwood on the outskirts of town whispers to Immanuelle, and when she finally gives in and wanders into its thickets, the spirits of the town’s murdered witches bequeath her with Miriam’s journal. Immanuelle’s mother dies in childbirth, proclaiming, with her dying breath, that her baby is “a curse.” Now a teenager, Immanuelle can’t find her place in the rigid, puritanical society of Bethel as the mixed-race daughter of a woman remembered only for adultery, madness, and an association with witchcraft. The Year of the Witching Reader Q&A Questions About The Year of the Witching (Bethel, 1) by Alexis Henderson (Goodreads Author) Reader Q&A To ask other readers questions about The Year of the Witching, please sign up.

Henderson’s bewitching feminist fantasy debut draws readers into a world of harsh contrasts and dark magic.

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