{"product_id":"the-witch-of-willow-sound-9781770418424","title":"The Witch of Willow Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eOur Wives Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future Witches\u003c\/i\u003e comes a feminist gothic tale with a tough-as-nails female protagonist who must find her elderly aunt, long suspected of being a witch. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spooky, atmospheric, and fast-paced feminist tale about women called witches and the parts of our history we'd rather forget\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMadeline is missing. Ordered to find her, Madeline's estranged niece, Fade, must return to the lonely forest of Willow Sound, Nova Scotia. There, Fade discovers her aunt's once-cozy cottage empty and rotting. The ominous smell of something burnt hangs in the air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her search for answers, Fade clashes with the people of Grand Tea, a nearby village struggling under the shadow of a massive, looming rock that could tip and crush them all at any time. For generations, they've invented bizarre lore about Madeline, calling her a witch and blaming her for their misfortunes. They've had more misfortunes than ever lately. And a hurricane is coming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by real East Coast traditions and witch lore, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch of Willow Sound \u003c\/i\u003eis a modern gothic tale that explores family lost and found and throws firelight on dark truths about what societies do with the people, and the past, they don't want.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa F. Penney\u003c\/b\u003e was born in northern Newfoundland and raised in rural Nova Scotia. The coal-black ocean depths and bone-buried shorelines of the East Coast inspire her writing. Vanessa lives in Dartmouth, NS. This is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51624060879122,"sku":"9781770418424","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08467e0a-17f4-409b-a987-591e7e8a4fe6.jpg?v=1758652764","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-witch-of-willow-sound-9781770418424","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}