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A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox is a beautifully atmospheric tale that seamlessly blends historical elements with the present day, infusing it with magic and gothic ghost story elements. The story follows two women, Margaret Harlowe from the past and Augusta Podos from the present, as their lives become intertwined through a mysterious connection to the Harlowe House. As Augusta delves into Margaret's forgotten history, she uncovers dark secrets and a thread of magic that links their fates together. The author's writing style effortlessly weaves together love, loss, family history, and elements of the paranormal, creating a suspenseful and engaging narrative that keeps readers hooked until the very end.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The content warnings include themes of betrayal and dark magic, as well as some hints of psychological tension.
Has Romance?
There is a medium level of romance present, primarily focusing on the relationships between characters, particularly involving themes of love and betrayal.
From The Publisher:
Two women. A history of witchcraft. And a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries.
Once there was a young woman from a well-to-do New England family who never quite fit with the drawing rooms and parlors of her kin.
Called instead to the tangled woods and wild cliffs surrounding her family's estate, Margaret Harlowe grew both stranger and more beautiful as she cultivated her uncanny power. Soon, whispers of "witch" dogged her footsteps, and Margaret's power began to wind itself with the tendrils of something darker.
One hundred and fifty years later, Augusta Podos takes a dream job at Harlowe House, the historic home of a wealthy New England family that has been turned into a small museum in Tynemouth, Massachusetts. When Augusta stumbles across an oblique reference to a daughter of the Harlowes who has nearly been expunged from the historical record, the mystery is too intriguing to ignore.
But as she digs deeper, something sinister unfurls from its sleep, a dark power that binds one woman to the other across lines of blood and time. If Augusta can't resist its allure, everything she knows and loves-including her very life-could be lost forever.
Don't miss Hester Fox's next novel, THE BOOK OF THORNS, where two sisters who never knew the other existed meet on opposite sides during the Napoleonic Wars and must use the magic of flowers to solve the mystery of their mother's death - while surviving the war raging around them...
Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox:
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
The Witch of Willow Hall
The Widow of Pale Harbor
The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
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