The Orphan Witch, Paige Crutcher
The Orphan Witch, Paige Crutcher
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The Orphan Witch
A Novel

Author: Paige Crutcher

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/28/2021


Synopsis

"Saskia Maarleveld is the perfect choice for the narration of this novel, she’s got an accent straight from the realm of fairies, a voice that bespeaks mystical mysteries, does a bang-up job of both male and female voices, and is the absolute ideal Persephone." - The Reading Frenzy

"Mystical, magical, and wildly original...If Alice Hoffman and Sara Addison Allen had a witchy love child, she would be Paige Crutcher. Do not miss this beautifully realized debut!" - JT Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Her Dark Lies on The Orphan Witch.

A deeper magic. A stronger curse. A family lost...and found.

Persephone May has been alone her entire life. Abandoned as an infant and dragged through the foster care system, she wants nothing more than to belong somewhere. To someone. However, Persephone is as strange as she is lonely. Unexplainable things happen when she’s around—changes in weather, inanimate objects taking flight—and those who seek to bring her into their family quickly cast her out. To cope, she never gets attached, never makes friends. And she certainly never dates. Working odd jobs and always keeping her suitcases half-packed, Persephone is used to moving around, leaving one town for another when curiosity over her eccentric behavior inevitably draws unwanted attention.

After an accidental and very public display of power, Persephone knows it’s time to move on once again. It’s lucky, then, when she receives an email from the one friend she’s managed to keep, inviting her to the elusive Wile Isle. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. However, upon arrival, Persephone quickly discovers that Wile is no ordinary island. In fact, it just might hold the very things she’s been searching for her entire life.

Answers. Family. Home.

And some things she did not want. Like 100-year-old curses and an even older family feud. With the clock running out, love might be the magic that saves them all.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Griffin

About Paige Crutcher

PAIGE CRUTCHER is the author of The Orphan Witch and The Lost Witch. She is a former journalist, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and online publications. She is an artist and yogi, and when not writing, she prefers to spend her time trekking through the forest with her children, hunting for portals to new worlds.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on January 20, 2022

Happy book birthday to this delicious fantasy thriller🥳🎈 Alice Hoffman’s Practical magic series meet Midnight Library with claustrophobic island vibes! This is another mind blowing combination of fantasy meets thriller fans should be prescribed to consume at least three times in a day. Poor Persepho......more

Goodreads review by Tina on September 27, 2021

Let's first just admire that gorgeous cover that drew my attention! That and the premise had me really looking forward to a nice "seasonal' read for me. 🎃🧙🏻‍♀️ Persephone May (just love her name!) is a lady who has drifted in and out of foster care from a young age. She was abandoned by her family. A......more

Goodreads review by PamG on September 07, 2021

Paige Crutcher brings suspense, heartbreak, magic, and hope to her debut novel The Orphan Witch. Persephone May has been lonely all of her life. She was abandoned at six weeks and grew up in group and foster homes. Baffling things happen around her so she doesn’t stay long anywhere. At thirty-tw......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on June 19, 2021

This book is full of magic and witchy goodness. Persephone grew up without friends or family. She grew up in foster care and has never felt like she belonged to anyone. Persephone learned from a young age that whenever she got too close to someone and let her guard down that person would have an ext......more

Goodreads review by J.T. on December 14, 2021

Mystical, magical, and wildly original, THE ORPHAN WITCH is a great story from an exciting new voice in fantasy. Persephone May is a witch for the ages, a tough, uncompromising, powerful time walker with a wicked gaze and a heart of gold. Her journey to find her family and herself and the lost witch......more