{"product_id":"the-virago-book-of-witches-9780349016986","title":"The Virago Book of Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBanshees - a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils - Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches - Hecate, whose chariot is drawn by dogs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlluring women, enchantresses, seekers of revenge, wise old women and badly-behaved girls. As Shahrukh Husain says, witches are 'womanhood in all its complexity'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver fifty stories of crones and nixies, shape shifters and beauties are here, including the loving fox witch of Japan; Italy's Witch-Bea-Witch; Scotland's Goodwife of Laggan; Biddy Earl and the terrifying Kali and Baba Yaga who comes in many forms to haunt, entice, possess, transform and challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From every corner of the globe, with tom-foolery, fun, strife and victory, these folklore and legends celebrate women who step out of line.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShahrukh Husain writes fiction, non-fiction and scripts for children and adults. She is passionate about world mythology and folklore which provides a link between her two jobs: writing and psychoanalysis and claims to have been in the thrall of witches since childhood. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan and lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Virago Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631821918482,"sku":"9780349016986","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9c30a18-3301-48e1-9a37-da4d6776f682.jpg?v=1737265598","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-virago-book-of-witches-9780349016986","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}