02339cam a2200373 i 4500 450321844 TxAuBib 20201117120000.0 191104s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019050966 9780593099605 hbk. 0593099605 hbk. (OCoLC)1125353352 TxAuBib rda Henderson, Alexis. The year of the witching / Alexis Henderson. First edition. New York : Ace, [2020] 359 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bethel ; 1 "A novel"--Jacket. "A young woman living in a rigid, repressive society discovers dark powers within herself, with terrifying and far-reaching consequences, in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. The daughter of an union with an outsider that cast her once-proud family into disgrace, Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the women in the settlement. But a chance mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still walking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the diary of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood. Fascinated by secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her."-- Provided by publisher. 20210104. Puritans Fiction. Witches Fiction. Mothers and daughters Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Paranormal fiction. Bethel ; 1.