Título: A Dark and Secret Magic: A Novel
Autor: Wallis Kinney
Sinopse: A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the secrets her coven has been keeping from her, with echoes of the classic Hades and Persephone story, in the tradition of Practical Magic and Witch of Wild Things.
Hecate Goodwin, Kate to her friends, has curated the perfect life as a hedge witch, living in a secluded cottage with only a black cat for company. She spends her days foraging herbs from the Ipswich forest, gardening, and creating tinctures to sell at the apothecary she owns. Most evenings pass without her speaking to another human being, an arrangement she quite prefers.
Kate’s solitude is thrown into disarray when her older sister, Miranda, reaches out and asks her to host their coven’s annual Halloween gathering. The day marks the beginning of the new year for witches and is also Kate’s birthday. The pressure from her coven to make the evening memorable mounts as the event draws near. To complicate things further, a handsome man from Kate’s past turns up at her cottage, asking for sanctuary. It is Kate’s duty as a hedge witch to honor this request, much to her dismay. Matthew Cypher is no ordinary lost soul–he’s a practitioner of forbidden magic who’s tricked Kate once before, and her guard is up.
As she juggles Matthew’s arrival and the preparations for Halloween, Kate comes across an old tome shrouded in dark magic. She is horrified when she realizes the blood-red inscription is written in familiar handwriting: her recently deceased mother’s. Afraid to even touch the dark magic her mother secretly studied, Kate can turn only to Matthew for help. Her idealized memory of her mother begins to distort, and as she and Matthew grow closer, Kate has to reevaluate whom she can really trust.
A Dark and Secret Magic is a celebration of the Halloween season and a love letter to anyone who drinks pumpkin spice in August and carries the spirit of a witch inside their heart all year long.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “A Dark and Secret Magic: A Novel”, de Wallis Kinney, publicado pela editora Alcove Press, em 2024 e com 304 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Alcove Press
Páginas: 304
Ano: 2024
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1639109897
ISBN13: 9781639109890
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Alcove Press costumam explorar relações humanas em cenários contemporâneos e realistas, com foco em conflitos emocionais e jornadas pessoais. A narrativa frequentemente privilegia protagonistas que enfrentam desafios internos e externos, como reconstrução afetiva, enfrentamento de traumas e busca por identidade. O tom varia do romântico ao dramático, com pitadas de humor e tensão, criando uma experiência de leitura que mescla leveza e densidade emocional. O catálogo indica uma preferência por histórias que abordam temas como família, pertencimento e superação, quase sempre com personagens complexos e situações que os forçam a confrontar suas próprias vulnerabilidades.
