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The Wren Hunt Mary Watson In other places, the Wren Hunt has become little more than a symbolic chase, a game. But in Kilshamble, an isolated Irish village that grew up around the remains of an open air slaughterhouse, they like to keep things a little more bloody. Every Christmas, Wren is chased through the woods by the offspring of the great and the good, and there’s nothing that she or her grandfather Smith can do to stop it. Once their people controlled an ancient powerful magic. But now that power lies with their Judge enemies, who are set on destroying Wren and her kind for good.
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Placed as a spy in the midst of those who wish her dead, Wren comes to the attention of Cassa Harkness, heir to a fortune and a powerful Judge. Cassa has spent her whole life researching one utterly transformative and transcendent spell which will decide the fate of the ancient war between the two factions. And she knows exactly the person to try it with. Caught in a web of deceit, Wren must tread a fine line between loyalty and betrayal and ultimately decide whether to gamble on one last spell which will seal her people’s fate • A n astonishing YA debut by a prize-winning adult author • A mesmerising story and darkly atmospheric writing to leave you spellbound • F illed with ancient magic, this captivating debut is perfect for readers of The Graces and The Essex Serpent ary Watson was awarded the Caine Prize for African Writing, •M and was included on the Hay Festival’s Africa39 list of influential writers from sub-Saharan Africa
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