{"product_id":"pre-order-the-witch-by-marie-ndiaye","title":"PRE-ORDER: The Witch by Marie Ndiaye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucie comes from a long line of witches, powers passed down from mother to daughter. Her own mum was formidable in her powers, but ashamed of her magic. Perhaps as a result, Lucie's own gift is weak: she can see into the future, sometimes - but more often, she can only see the present of some other location. Not very useful. And the worst part? All she can ever see are insignificant details - a scrap of outfit, the colour of the sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucie's own children are initiated into their family's peculiar womanhood when they reach twelve years of age, and in a few short months, Maud and Lise are crying the curious tears of blood that denote their magical powers. Having learned, they take off quickly and fly the nest. Literally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty, dreamlike, vaguely unsettling, and utterly enchanting (pun intended)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings the mysteries of womanhood and motherhood into sharp relief and leaves us teetering on the edge, unbalanced by questions as seemingly unbreakable relationships break down left and right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho is to blame for family failures? And how can you - can you? - build a nest that no one wants to fly?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"The Witch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Marie \u003c\/span\u003eNDiaye at her most dazzling\u003cspan\u003e. In this simple, startlingly powerful novel, NDiaye lays out her central themes: familial secrets, power, shame and liberation. NDiaye is one of the greats - \u003c\/span\u003eher novels are mesmerizing, wholly singular, completely unforgettable.\" \u003cspan\u003e- \u003cem\u003eKatie Kitamura, author of Audition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Family alienation meets suburban witchcraft in this short, fantastical work from \u003c\/span\u003eone of France's greatest living novelists\u003cspan\u003e, which is finally getting an English translation nearly 30 years after it appeared in France. Lucie, a middling witch, is instructing her two daughters in the family's matrilineal talent of seeing the future - visions produce tears of blood - but their professionally disempowered father all but approves. As the bitter marriage at the center of the family unravels, the girls embrace their new gift more fully than Lucie could have imagined. \u003c\/span\u003eThis is NDiaye at her disquieting best.\"\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVulture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"Spellbinding . . . dreamlike, elliptical, unsettling and beautiful.\"\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:\u003cbr\u003eISBN:\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Page \u0026 Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44995552379088,"sku":null,"price":1350.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8000\/5328\/files\/71Y85e92FvL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776950059","url":"https:\/\/pageandturner.ph\/products\/pre-order-the-witch-by-marie-ndiaye","provider":"Page \u0026 Turner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}