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050			_aPS3608.E52548 _bY43 2021
100			_aHenderson, Alexis _924026 _eauthor
245			_aThe year of the witching _c/ Alexis Henderson.
260			_aLondon : _bCorgi Books, _c2021.
300			_a359 pages ; _b20 cm.
520			_aA young woman living in a rigid, repressive society discovers dark powers within herself, with terrifying and far-reaching consequences, in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. The daughter of an union with an outsider that cast her once-proud family into disgrace, Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the women in the settlement. But a chance mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still walking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the diary of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood. Fascinated by secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her.
650		0	_aPuritans _vFiction _924027
650		0	_aWitches _vFiction _924028
650		0	_aMothers and daughters _xFiction _924029
650		0	_aFamily secrets _vFiction _923679
655		0	_aFantasy fiction _922510
655		0	_aParanormal fiction _922925
655		0	_aOccult fiction _922876
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