A Sorceress Comes to Call – A tale of evil mothers and oppressed daughters (Hardback)

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Cordelia has grown up knowing that her mother is different. Their house has no doors, friendships are forbidden, and silence is expected at all times. Only on her rides with the white horse Falada does Cordelia feel briefly unbound. Even then, freedom is fragile.

In A Sorceress Comes to Call, the truth behind her mother’s control slowly comes into focus. This is not strict parenting but sorcery. After a sudden death unsettles their town, Cordelia is forced to flee in the night, cut off from the only life she has known and pulled deeper into her mother’s grip.

From the outside, Hester notices what others miss. The rigid stillness, the fear behind Cordelia’s eyes, and the signs of enchantment closing in on her own brother. To protect them both, Hester must confront a witch who hides cruelty behind maternal devotion. This dark reimagining of classic folklore explores power, control, and the courage it takes to break a spell disguised as love.