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The Witches of Cambridge (A Read with Jenna Pick)

De: Alice Hoffman
Narrado por: Mena Suvari
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The brand-new series from the bestselling author of Practical Magic, following two brilliant young women in 1950s Cambridge, Massachusetts, as they become immersed in a mysterious secret group of witches at Radcliffe known as the Lilith Society.

Once upon a time, women were drowned in the river and the only witnesses were the crows in the trees. The Puritans blamed Eve for the sins of the world. That was when we began to meet in the name of Lilith, Adam’s first wife—banished for refusing to do as she was told.

We Fly Together…

By the 1950s, Cambridge, Massachusetts feels far removed from the legendary witch trials that marked its early days as a colony. Ava, a bright young woman from a small town in Maine, arrives for her first year at Radcliffe College. There, she meets Lauren, her opposite in every way—the wild and brazen daughter of a wealthy and well-established Cambridge family. But the two have more in common than they think. Both are recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches at Radcliffe dating back to colonial times. As they learn more about their legacy, Ava and Lauren form a close bond that is put to the test as they learn to navigate their new power, friendship, and love.

While Radcliffe seems like a safe haven, the shadow of McCarthyism looms large, an ever-present threat to the flourishing creative and intellectual life in Cambridge. And as girls from the Lilith Society begin to go missing, Ava and Lauren realize the witch trials of the past may not be as deeply buried as they once believed. Ficción Histórica Ficción Literaria Género Ficción Horror Mágico Usuarios de magia Brujería Inspirador
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"Suvari’s strong performance commits to the drama, increasing the stakes of a plot that has more atmospherics than action."
— Kirkus Reviews
"This audiobook’s plot satisfyingly deploys familiar motifs of retro New England academia and of witchery as metaphor for the stigmatization of women’s power. Ava and Lauren, in their first year at the elite women’s Radcliffe College in the 1950s, are recruited into the secret Lilith Society of witches. When Mena Suvari is portraying adult Ava and Lauren and their Radcliffe milieu, her narration is delivered as seriously as the women take themselves, in defiance of a sexist era that belittles them. Memories of Ava’s childhood in small-town Maine sound guileless and open, bright with the child’s sparkling potential and curiosity, even as her family cruelly attempts to suppress her magical destiny."
— Kirkus Reviews
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I couldn’t put it down. It was magical and tragic and wonderful. I’d love a sequel.

Love!!!

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loved the story. Definitely keep me hanging on too every word. it has. love,betrayal, friendship, sometimes together sometimes all wounds up in one. keeps you on the ege of your set. you never know what the page will be. love the history of it thrown it makes the whole story come in.

It gave me curiosity

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The story was simplistic, the characters predictable and one-dimensional. It read like a not very complex novel for young adults. I have loved so many of Hoffmans works like my first Illumination Night, as well as The Dovekeepers, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Best Dog in the World - all great reads. This one was a disappointment.

Not Hoffman’s best

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Another great story by Alice Hoffman! Had a very similar vibe to Magic Lessons and Rules of Magic. Loved the flash back to the first witch’s story line.

Good vibes

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always a wonderful read, intertwining stories throughout time smoothly and with stories that keep you listening and entertained

magical and complex

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