{"product_id":"the-virago-book-of-witches-1","title":"The Virago Book Of Witches","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eBeware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWitches represent womanhood in all its complexity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e This stunning collection brings together over fifty stories of crones and nixies,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e shape-shifters and beauties,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e celebrating women who dare to step out of line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e From the howling banshee and the vengeful she-devil to the wise old woman and the enchantress,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e these tales explore the dark,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the divine,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and the delightfully badly-behaved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSpanning every corner of the globe,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the collection features the loving fox witch of Japan,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Italy’s Witch-Bea-Witch,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Scotland’s Goodwife of Laggan,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and the terrifying forms of Kali and Baba Yaga.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e These legends capture a world of tomfoolery,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e strife,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and victory,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e where women haunt,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e entice,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e possess,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and transform the world around them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautiful reissue of a perennial favorite,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e this anthology is a definitive celebration of global folklore and the enduring power of the witch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40403267584085,"sku":"9780349016986N","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/a3ce864a-13f5-4f60-91a3-ee2f41c79d3a.jpg?v=1667489497","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-virago-book-of-witches-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}