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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100812966880
ISBN-139780812966886
eBay Product ID (ePID)2314062
Product Key Features
Book TitleApril Witch : a Novel
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral
Publication Year2003
GenreFiction
AuthorMajgull Axelsson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.7 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"[A] ferocious, spellbinding story...completely mesmerizing...April Witchwill possess you and make you see the world through different eyes." -The Washington Post "Both dreamlike and gritty...Axelsson's irresistible story combines suspense with the supernatural, setting up a haunting confrontation between a soaring mind and a body shackled by disease, family and society....Readers will be disturbed and exhilarated. Bottom line: Bewitching." -People "Axelsson has a bone-deep understanding of completely convincing characters. Rendered in fluid, rewarding prose, April Witch offers insight and beauty on every page. I'm recommending it to everyone I know." -Mary Doria Russell, author ofThe SparrowandChildren of God
Dewey Decimal839.73/74
SynopsisDesirée lies in a hospital bed thinking, dreaming. Born severely disabled, she cannot walk or talk, but she has other capabilities. Desirée is an April witch, clairvoyant and omniscient, traveling through time and space into the world denied her. The woman who gave Desirée up at birth subsequently took in three foster daughters, who know nothing of the existence of their fourth "sister." Sensing that her own time is short, Desirée has decided that one of the others has lived the life she herself deserved. One day, each of the three women receives a mysterious letter that forces her to examine her past and her present--setting in motion a complex fugue of memory, regret, and confrontation that builds to a shattering climax. April Witch created a furor upon its original publication in Sweden. Addressing themes of mother-daughter relationships, competition between women, and the failures of Sweden's postwar welfare state, it is foremost a thrillingly written and fascinating story., Desiree is an April witch, clairvoyant and omniscient, traveling through time and space into the world denied her. April Witch created a furor upon its original publication in Sweden. Addressing themes of mother-daughter relationships, competition between women, and the failures of Sweden's postwar welfare state, it is a thrillingly written and fascinating story.
