
A 17-year-old seamstress discovers her magic and enters a witch school in 1911 New York while mourning her brother and facing a powerful order.
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A 17-year-old seamstress discovers her magic and enters a witch school in 1911 New York while mourning her brother and facing a powerful order.
A New York Times bestseller “Spectacular, singular, and spellbinding” —Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue The Last Magician meets The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this historical fantasy following a young woman who discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle between witches and wizards. In 1911 New York City, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of her brother mo...
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Protagonist develops romantic feelings for a magically gifted boy
Protagonist kills attacker with scissors in self-defense; brother's death referenced
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Central: witch school, spellcasting, magical powers, and wizard conflict
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Struggle for magical control of Manhattan by an ancient order
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Mourning brother's death; protagonist attacked and forced into new environment
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