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'Fast-paced, entertainingly creepy, laugh-out-loud funny, and genuinely moving' Michelle Paver 'Full of magic and delight' Rowan Coleman 'A darkly comic delight that makes you nostalgic for a simpler time when witches were kicking Hitler's backside' C. K. McDonnell The Holly King is coming, and you're on his list . . . It's December 1940, and Christmas has come to Woodville. Faye Bright is looking forward to a good old knees-up after a year of supernatural mayhem and Luftwaffe air show more raids, but it seems glad tidings are in short supply. Already contending with food rationing and sky-high beer prices, the village is upended by the arrival of the Holly King, an ancient power bent on reclaiming his woodland domain. No mortal magic can stand in his way. As the winter solstice draws in and the villagers fall under the Holly King's spell, Faye, Bertie and the witches race to prevent his sinister Feast of Fools from reaching its deadly conclusion. But when terrible truths threaten to tear them apart, can they confront the mistakes of the past to save the village from destruction? Or has Woodville seen its last Christmas? *** For fans of Lev Grossman and Terry Pratchett comes the fourth novel in this delightful series of war, mystery and a little bit of magic . . . Don't miss the other magical books in the WITCHES OF WOODVILLE series! #1 The Crow Folk #2 Babes in the Wood #3 The Ghost of Ivy Barn show lessTags
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Heerlijk vierde deel in de Woodville serie. Terug bij Faye en Bertie, Mrs. Teach en Miss Charlotte. Deze keer wordt het dorp aangevallen door the Holly King, een van de twee broers die afwisselend heersen over een half jaar. Maar the Holly King is boos. Hij is al eeuwen niet gezien en nu komt hij terug om te merken dat zijn woud is verdwenen en dat er nu een dorp in de plaats is gekomen. Dat kan hij niet tolereren en hij roept de bomen op om hun terrein terug te nemen. Daardoor wordt het dorp bedreigd. Het is aan Faye om dit op te lossen.
Mar 20, 2024Dutch
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- Canonical title
- The Holly King
- Original publication date
- 2023-09
- People/Characters*
- Faye Bright; Bertie Butterworth, Herbert Hercules; Pearl Wynter, fairy; Kathryn Bright, moeder van Faye, nicht van Pearl, overleden; Mrs. Philomena Teach, witch; Miss Charlotte Southill, witch (show all 57); Mr. Freddie Paine, baas van postkantoor, ARP Warden; Eric Marlowe Birdwhistle, postbode; Doris, melkman; Shirley Birdwhistle, vrouw van Eric; Sidney Birdwhistle. zoon van Shirley en Eric; Terrence Bright, vader van Faye, baas van the Green Man; Mrs. Betty Marshall; Reverend Jacobs; The Holly King; The Oak King; Mrs. Yorke, bakery; Captain Marshall,; Ursula Southill, moeder van Miss Charlotte; Lizzie, eerdere partner van Charlotte; Martine de la Barre, partner van Charlotte; Vera Fivetrees, High Witch; Woodwose, Wild Man of Woodville; Alfie, vriend van Sidney; Mr. Hodgson; Doctor Hamm; Mrs. Evangelina Pritchett; Ernie Teach, man van Philomena; Edith Palmer volunteer ambulance driver; Mr. Ralph Gilbert; Mr. Brewer; Betty Marshall, dochter van Captain Marshall; Dotty Baxter; Miss Gordon; Mr. Loaf, funeral director; Rowena Wynter, moeder van Pearl; Billy J. Pinkett, vader van Pearl; Constable Muldoon; Constable Dunlop; Mrs. Baxter, moeder van Dotty; Lieutenant 'Fishy' Fisher; Finlay Motspur; Granny Joan, oma van Bertie; Mr. Baxter, vader van Dotty; Patricia Gabrielle Butterworth-O'Farrell, moeder van Bertie; Mr. Butterworth, vader van Bertie; Bellamy Dumonde; Mrs. Nesbitt; Miss Burgess; Milly Baxter, zus van Dotty; Miss Moon; Miss Leach; Mrs. Brew; Wallace Cranberry, vader van Mrs. Teach; Norma Cranberry, moeder van Mrs. Teach; Mr. Roberts, tweeling; Mr. Roberts, tweeling
- Important places*
- Woodville, UK
- Epigraph*
- Magic meets its match
- Dedication*
- For Emily & George,
Hardly ever on the naughty list. - First words*
- Faye knew she was dreaming because she was in the woods.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'Faye Bright, will you marry me?'
- Blurbers*
- Paver, Michelle; Coleman, Rowan
- Original language*
- Engels UK
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