Magical Realism
The Witches of Santo Stefano
No CoverA journalist uncovers haunting ancestral secrets in an Italian hill town after her marriage collapses, in a cozy gothic tale of witchcraft and lineage.
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A journalist uncovers haunting ancestral secrets in an Italian hill town after her marriage collapses, in a cozy gothic tale of witchcraft and lineage.
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An investigative journalist uncovers the haunting secret history of her own ancestors in a bewitching novel by the bestselling author of Daughters of the Lake. When Cassie Graves discovers her husband's affair, it's enough to chip away at the foundation of her life. But after researching her family's Italian ancestry, it completely crumbles beneath her. Her grandmother Gia's often-told stories about the past are a lie. Her much-romanticized great-grandfather Giovanni may not even have existed. M...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Husband's affair drives the plot; mild romantic tension; no explicit scenes
Violence & gore
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Mild peril; references to historical witchcraft-related deaths
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Passing Italian Catholic cultural context around witchcraft history
Magic & witchcraft
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Ancestral witches, spell book, and amulets central to the premise
Occult / demonology
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Stregoneria, folk spellcraft, dream interpretation, protective amulets
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Marital betrayal trauma; historical persecution of accused witches
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