A Witch in Winter
Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
12-15 years |
| Reading Age |
12-15 years |
| NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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| Number of Pages |
368 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 136mm
Height: 197mm
Spine: 28mm |
| Weight |
350g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.92 |
| Catalogue Code |
238050 |
Description of this Book
Anna Winterson doesn't know she's a witch and would probably mock you for believing in magic, but after moving to the small town of Winter with her father, she learns more than she ever wanted to about power. When Anna meets Seth, she is smitten, but when she enchants him to love her, she unwittingly amplifies a deadly conflict between two witch clans and splits her own heart in two. She wants to love Seth, to let him love her - but if it is her magic that's controlling his passion, then she is as monstrous as the witch clan who are trying to use her amazing powers for their own gain.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
A Witch in Winter is totally one to look out for. Ruth Warburton is going to take the YA market by storm. With well researched facts, romance and some fantastic action scenes, A Witch in Winter is a thoroughly enchanting read! - Jade, at Ink Scratchers -- Jade at Ink Scratchers 20121101 Anna's reactions to the events were pretty much how I imagine I'd react, which made it easy to love her... The love story was so fantastically different, I loved the idea of it and it was so well executed... The ultimate battle was amazing, the enemy was one that I actually found quite scary, and the solution was neither easy nor lazy. It has everything you'd expect from a paranormal YA, but it avoids the cliches and predictability... - Cait from The Cait Files -- Cait from The Cait Files 20111031 One of my most highly anticipated 2012 reads... - Brodie of Eleusinian Mysteries -- Brodie of Eleusinian Mysteries 20111031 It's a great read, steeped in witchcraft, with a steamy romance, feisty leads and a brooding coastal setting. -- The Bookseller 20111028 |
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Author's Bio
Ruth Warburton grew up on the south coast of England in Lewes; a small town with a long history. After leaving Lewes she studied English at the University of Manchester, and there developed a fascination with Old English and Middle English texts. While researching A WITCH IN WINTER she found herself returning to them, in particular BEOWULF and LE MORTE D'ARTHUR, and seeds from these mixed with ancient Mesopotamian demons, Voodoo spells, Tudor superstitions and 15th century witch-hunting guides, to create the Winter Trilogy. Ruth is now a publicist for adult fiction at Random House and lives in North London.
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