num_pages: 400
description: Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in her tower but do you know the story of the witch who put her there? A lush historical retelling Mary McMynes spellbinding debut reveals the truth behind the fairy talethe truth they never wanted you to know as only a witch might tell it. Smart swift sure-footed and fleet-winged The Book of Gothel launches its magic from a most reliable the troubled heart. Mary McMyne is a magician.Gregory Maguire NYT bestselling author of WickedGermany 1156. With her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells young Haelewise has never quite fit in. Shunned by her village her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches of princes in wolf-skins and of an ancient tower cloaked in mist where women will find shelter if they are brave enough to seek it.When her mother dies Haelewise is left unmoored. With nothing left for her in her village she sets out to find the legendary tower her mother spoke ofa place called Gothel where she meets a wise woman willing to take Haelewise under her wing. There she discovers that magic is found not only in the realm of fairy tales.But Haelewise is not the only woman to seek refuge at Gothel. Its also a haven for a girl named Rika who carries with her a secret the church strives to keep hidden. A secret that reveals a dark world of ancient spells and murderous nobles behind the world Haelewise has always known...
language: English
title: The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch
publisher: Redhook