Her dad finds a half burned old book in the old Aga and it seems to be written in old English or something but it is this old book that changes everything for Anna.
At school she meets Seth - gorgeous boy with a ‘past’ and an illegal tattoo she is informed by her new friends but be warned Seth has a very possessive girlfriend Caroline, the queen bee of school.
Her new found friends come over for a sleepover and they discover the burned book is full of spells! Fuelled by alcohol they try the spells out to ‘bind’ the objects of their affection to them forever.
Next school day, still nursing hangovers Anna discovers Seth has dumped Caroline and is totally in love with her! The spell worked. But only for her, not the other girls.
Anna realises this means trouble for her, not only from Caroline, but she now has the devotion of a boy who doesn’t know he is bewitched. Worse, when she tries to undo the spell she causes lightning to strike the house and leave her half buried alive. Seth is the one to rescue her binding him to her forever!
OK this isn’t neo-realism. It’s a complex little love story about a girl who has discovered she has witch powers and she can even alter the weather. Anna quickly discovers she isn’t alone in the village, there are many others with wicker skills, but for some reason she seems to be the strongest. She needs training. The trouble is who is to train her? Soon a battle will begin between those who want her powers for themselves and those who want her to stay free.
The Witch in Winter is a fun read and a caution about getting exactly what you crave.
As a reader I am a bit alarmed that the police and the local press don’t seem to be aware there are bodies flying off the cliffs and floods in the locality, but hey, it’s Cornwall, they are always slow to catch on down there.
© Sam Hawksmoor May 2012
www.samhawksmoor.com
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