Near Witch

This brand-new deluxe edition of Schwab's long out-of-print debut contains the in-universe short story The Ash-Born Boy and a never-before-seen Introduction from the author. \nENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S BEST YA OF THE DECADE NEW YORK TIMES bestseller \nBrand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debut. \nAll-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story The Ash-Born Boy and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab. \n \nThe Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. \n \nIf the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. \n \nThere are no strangers in the town of Near. \n \nThese are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. \n \nBut when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. \n \nThe next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. \n \nAs the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy. \n \nPart fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.\n