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In 1893, when the world has abandoned witchcraft, sisters James, Agnes and Beatrice Eastwood join New Salem’s suffragists, rediscovering forgotten words and old magic as they strive to empower women’s rights. Hunted by shadowy forces determined to silence witches, the sisters must weave ancestral spellcraft into the women’s movement, forging new alliances, healing their fractured bond, and confronting the perils that threaten both their lives and the very notion of women’s political power.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Alix E. Harrow
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