{"product_id":"the-virago-book-of-witches","title":"The Virago Book Of Witches","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanshees - a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils - Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches - Hecate, whose chariot is drawn by dogs. Alluring women, enchantresses, seekers of revenge, wise old women and badly-behaved girls. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Shahrukh Husain says, witches are \"womanhood in all its complexity\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver fifty stories of crones and nixies, shape shifters and beauties are here, including the loving fox witch of Japan; Italy's Witch-Bea-Witch; Scotland's Goodwife of Laggan; Biddy Earl and the terrifying Kali and Baba Yaga who comes in many forms to haunt, entice, possess, transform and challenge. From every corner of the globe, with tom-foolery, fun, strife and victory, these folklore and legends celebrate women who step out of line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shahrukh Husain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54510568538451,"sku":"9780349016986","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/6997\/2563\/files\/9780349016986.jpg?v=1786210425","url":"https:\/\/www.vanitaspress.co.uk\/products\/the-virago-book-of-witches","provider":"Vanitas Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}