![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Jim McCarthy, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management. The pace doesn’t lag, however, and the fate of the Cahill sisters inspires genuine dread by the time the cliffhanger ending arrives. Spotswood falls prey to occasional pedantic exposition, and casting Christians as fascistic chauvinists is nothing new. Her dilemma worsens when an eagle-eyed governess takes up residence, and a mysterious note arrives, urging Cate to seek her mother’s diary. Cate is responsible for protecting her family, a responsibility that does not square with marrying the tempting and handsome Paul McLeod. ![]() Does Jessica Spotswood write books in series Yes. The first book by Jessica Spotswood, Born Wicked, was published in February 2012. ![]() The latest book, The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls, was published in June 2018. Cate, like her two sisters, is a secret witch, the legacy of a mother who died young trying to produce a male heir. Jessica Spotswood does not have a new book coming out soon. Born Wicked by Jessica SpotswoodPublished: February 7, 2012Format: ARC (won from Brenna at Ever After Esther)Pages: 326Genre(s): YA, paranormal, historical fiction, romance, fantasyAdd to GoodReads Buy from Book Depository Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Girls must marry or go into the convent by their 17th birthday, and Cate Cahill’s moment of truth is fast approaching. The Brotherhood has established a Christian dictatorship by overthrowing a governing caste of witches, and any hint of the arcane is now reason enough to sentence a woman to an asylum or hard labor. Spotswood’s debut, first in the Cahill Witch Chronicles, is set in an alternate New England circa 1896. ![]()
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