![]() ![]() Seething in the shadows is an ancient evil determined to stamp out any and all witchcraft in the most brutal fashion. A romance between Bella and Cleopatra, a Black journalist from the redlined side of town, a friendship between Juniper and a queer trans woman, and Agnes’ partnership with poor immigrants and labor activists expands their goals from equality to equity to restorative justice. But it soon becomes bigger than any of them could imagine. The suffragette movement serves as cover for their real scheme to restore witchcraft and pull women out from under men’s thumbs. After Bella unintentionally casts a spell and pulls a magical tower out of thin air, the three are reunited. Three sisters – pensive Bella, wild Juniper, and stoic Agnes – haven’t seen each other in years, not since a tragic fire that left Juniper disabled and her sisters scattered to the wind. Alix E Harrow, fresh off 2019’s wondrous The Ten Thousand Doors of January, turns her sharp gaze to the patriarchy (and white supremacy) with The Once & Future Witches. The story is also always rosier than the truth it is based on. Three main characters, three wishes, three acts of violence. ![]()
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