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The Book Witch

by Meg Shaffer
The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer book cover – a magical, heartwarming novel about second chances, love, and the power of stories – perfect for book clubs and readers who love books about books.

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PRAISE FOR MEG SHAFFER'S THE WISHING GAME

"A love letter to reading and the power that childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up."-V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

"Wholly moving."-Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey

"Shaffer blends tragedy and triumph. . . . This is wish fulfillment in the best way."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Magical, emotional, and charming."-Booklist

PRAISE FOR THE LOST STORY:

"Shaffer speaks to every reader who yearns for a more magical world."-Thao Thai, author of Banyan Moon

"Can you feel nostalgic about a book you just read? Apparently yes, if it reminds you of when you were a child who believed in magic. Like any fairy tale, there is darkness, but only enough to make the light more brilliant." - Laura Kendall, Second Flight Books

"This soothing novel will appeal to fans of classic and portal fantasies, where other fantastic worlds are lying under our own, just waiting to be discovered." - Booklist

"A spiritual epilogue to C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, Meg Shaffer's?The Lost Story explores what happens after you return from a magical realm." - Bookpage (starred review)


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