
Isolated in a small house by Mother’s choice,
oft-ensorcelled, only a white horse as her friend,
daughter of a sorceress longs to escape!
Mother decides to find a new ‘benefactor’ in the city, and just-14 Cordelia suddenly finds herself in the magic-dazzled Squire Samuel’s mansion, tasked with posing as the 17-year-old debutante daughter of ‘Lady Evangeline’ to distract his sister.
However, Lady Hester immediately senses that Doom and her daughter have arrived – but which of them is planning to wed Samuel who’s avoided marriage so long?
Cordelia finds a friend in the middle-aged lady who teaches her embroidery and answers questions so kindly. If only she could keep Mother from controlling the minds of these nice people and using her horse-familiar to report all that happens outside the manor walls…
The Squire invites friends to visit so that Evangeline and Cordelia may stay longer at his estate, as polite society dictates. Now glamorous Mrs. Green is flirting with the Squire, and Mother is livid with rage.
What?! Mrs. Green is found with a murder weapon, Mother wants Cordelia to marry the mature Lord Evermore, and a huge ghostly beast is seen stalking the manor woods..
Can Hester save her besotted brother from evil Evangeline?
Can Cordelia’s new allies save her from her mother’s plans?
Can they save the very land and its people from the sorceress’s doom?
Another compelling and magical tale from the author of Nettle and Bone (recommended here https://booksyalove.com/?p=12858 ). Find it at your local library (worldcat.org/libraries) or independent bookstore (indiebound.org/indie-store-finder).
Have events ever made you wonder if magic was involved?
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Book info: A Sorceress Comes to Call / T. Kingfisher. Tor, 2024. [author site https://redwombatstudio.com/about-the-author/] [publisher site https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250244079/asorceresscomestocall/] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.