The Witch - Marie Ndiaye Israeli soldiers capture and rape

Israeli soldiers capture and rape a young Palestinian woman

the police start asking questions

from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stalingrad

she melts into a wild landscape - a darkly entrancing place where boars roam free

The Witch - Marie Ndiaye Israeli soldiers capture and rapeLucie comes from a long line of witches, powers passed down from mother to daughter. Her own mum was formidable in her powers, but ashamed of her magic. Perhaps as a result, Lucie's own gift is weak: she can see into the future, sometimes but more often, she can only see the present of some other location. Not very useful. And the worst part? All she can ever see are insignificant details a scrap of outfit, the colour of the sky. Witty, dreamlike,