The Summer of the Witch by Maisie Raine (Olympia, £6.99) (From The Northern Echo)

The Summer of the Witch by Maisie Raine (Olympia, £6.99)

11:15am Tuesday 14th July 2009 in Children's By Steve Craggs

ABI’S visit to see her dad in a North-East dale takes a sinister but exciting turn when she investigates the true story of the local witch, Jane Wake.

Suddenly magic is in the air, strange forces are unleashed, the centuries roll back and Abi and her friends learn secrets long forgotten and battle to right an ancient wrong. Durham author Raine casts a spell of delight laced with fear and mystery.

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