The Once and Future Witches

　　在世人已淡忘魔法的19世紀末，三姊妹即將用巫術改變歷史

 

　　1893的美國，曾經行遍野外、行遍黑暗中的女巫們，早已被趕盡殺絕，所有的魔法都已絕跡，只剩那些存留在童謠裡的記憶。然而當Beatrice在一次爭取女性投票權的大會上，意外用咒語在小鎮的天空中召喚出了那傳說中被玫瑰覆蓋的高塔，她與兩個妹妹重新被魔法所吸引，決定將這股力量再次帶回世人眼前，眼看著這場女權振興運動即將演變為女巫復興運動…

 

　　個性迥異的Eastwood三姐妹，大姊Beatrice是個沈浸在書香世界裡的民俗學者，同時也是女同性戀者；二姐Agnes懷有身孕，是個頭腦冷靜的女工；小妹Juniper狂放不羈，是個有黑暗過去的鄉下女孩。三人背負著共同的痛苦童年回憶，因魔法而再次聚首。面對著過去的陰影以及來自激進政客對女巫的獵殺，她們必須重拾彼此之間最緊密的連結，快速吸收大量的支持者，並找回召喚傳說高塔的另一半咒語。

　　In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Alix E. Harrow’s powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement.

 

　　In 1893, there’s no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.

 

　　But when the Eastwood sisters — James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna — join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women’s movement into the witch’s movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote — and perhaps not even to live — the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.

 

　　There’s no such thing as witches. But there will be.

 

　　An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once and Future Witches reimagines stories of revolution, sapphic love, motherhood, and women’s suffrage–the lost ways are calling.

 

　　For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Ten Thousand Doors of January.