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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix

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Tor U.K.
14 January 2025
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls is an original Southern Gothic horror from New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix.

'I did an evil thing to be put in here, and I'm going to have to do an evil thing to get out.'

They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they're sent to the Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened.

Fifteen-year-old Fern arrives at the home in the sweltering summer of 1970, pregnant, terrified and alone. There, she meets a dozen other girls in the same predicament. Rose, a hippie who insists she's going to keep her baby and escape to a commune. Zinnia, a budding musician who plans to marry her baby's father. And Holly, barely fourteen, mute and pregnant by no-one-knows-who.

Every moment of their waking day is strictly controlled by adults who claim they know what's best for them. Then Fern meets a librarian who gives her an occult book about witchcraft, and power is in the hands of the girls for the first time in their lives. But power can destroy as easily as it creates, and it's never given freely. There's always a price to be paid...and it's usually paid in blood.
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Imprint:   Tor U.K.
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 39mm
Weight:   604g
ISBN:   9781035030880
ISBN 10:   1035030888
Pages:   496
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Grady Hendrix writes fiction, also called 'lies', and non-fiction, which people sometimes accidentally pay him for. He is the author of Horrorstör, the only novel about a haunted Scandinavian furniture store you'll ever need. It has been translated into fourteen languages and is being turned into a movie from the people who made quality films like 1917 and Black Swan. Foolishly, they are paying Grady to write it. He is busy inserting a whole lot of tutus into it right now. His novel My Best Friend's Exorcism, about demonic possession, friendship, exorcism, and the 1980s, is basically Beaches meets The Exorcist. It caused The Wall Street Journal to call him 'a national treasure' and it received rave reviews from everyone from Kirkus to Southern Living. Surprisingly, this is still not enough for him to earn his mother's love.

Reviews for Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

A chillingly addictive Southern Gothic tale -- <i>Cosmopolitan</i> This book is so twisted and smart . . . As soon as I finished, I wanted to start all over again -- Catriona Ward, author of <i>The Last House on Needless Street</i> and <i>Nowhere Burning</i> There’s spells, there’s witches, and then there’s the magic Grady Hendrix conjures up in this amazing novel -- Stephen Graham Jones, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>I Was a Teenage Slasher</i> A morally complex and genuinely haunting and moving tale. I couldn't put it down once I started -- Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of <i>The Cabin at the End of the World</i> Another nail-biter not to be missed! -- Tananarive Due, author of <i>The Reformatory</i> This is Satan's School for Girls or The Initiation of Sarah . . . horror, social comment and wicked black humour -- Kim Newman, author of <i>Anno Dracula</i> Terrifying, darkly funny, moving, immersive, and deeply relevant – a page-turner that will keep you up until one in the morning -- Simone St. James, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Murder Road</i> Grady Hendrix does it again, only better . . . Enchanting and entertaining -- Alma Katsu, author of <i>The Fervor</i> Full of hexes and heart, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls is Hendrix's best novel yet! -- Ronald Malfi, bestselling author of <i>Come with Me</i> Captivating . . . A phenomenal read for witches everywhere! -- Carissa Orlando, author of <i>The September House</i> Portentous and disquieting, it's a book that'll linger like a scar -- Cassandra Khaw, author of <i>Nothing But Blackened Teeth</i> and <i>The Salt Grows Heavy</i> Stunning, full of dread and heartache and unforgettable characters. It’s impossible to read this book and not be touched by it. What a triumph! -- Christopher Golden, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The House of Last Resort</i> and <i>Road of Bones</i> As pacey as it is insightful, and an absolute page-turner into the bargain. I devoured it -- Alison Littlewood, author of <i>The Hidden People</i> Raw, fearless and powerful. I screamed, I sobbed, I devoured every word -- Lindy Ryan, author of <i>Bless Your Heart</i> and <i>Cold Snap</i> A haunted, heartbreaking masterpiece, filled with magic and monsters - human and otherwise. Hendrix has written an unmissable instant horror classic -- Christina Henry, author of <i>The House that Horror Built</i> and <i>Alice</i> A powerful novel filled with rich, complex characters, echoing with dread and hope, and driven by righteous rage. At times I found myself shaking with fury, at other times . . . yes, Grady made me cry again. Beautiful and brilliant -- Tim Lebbon, author of <i>Among the Living</i> Grady Hendrix’s horror novels are a gateway drug to the genre -- <i>The New York Times</i>


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