The Orphan Witch

A Novel

By: Paige Crutcher

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

"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 best-selling author of Her Dark Lies)

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

©2021 Paige Crutcher (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

really good listen

enjoyed this story and the characters in it. was a really good listen on the road.

A magical book recommended for all who love magic!

this book impressed me beyond all expectations!! I'm sad it's a stand alone book as I fell in love with the world and the characters and want to keep hearing/ reading more about them. I recommend this book for anyone who loves witchy tales and magical worlds!! the only thing I was sad about is that it had to end.

Didn't want it to end!

This author really knows how to take you away into a magical land. I did not want this book to end! Such an incredible story about belonging that everyone can relate to.

Well written

Very good listen! A well-written story with a good plot and attention to detail and a wonderful narration that made it a pleasure to listen to and me a little sad when it was done. I will look for more by this author and narrator:)

ENJOYABLE BUT CONFUSING

Narrator great...struggled to understand it all...felt finished but unfinished...might try author again. Was confusing at times.