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The witchhunter who condemns marys grandmother at the start of witch child is the one mary has to flee beulah from at the end of the same book. Celia rees is the author of many books for young readers including the bestseller witch child. Its strange to read a book about witches, where the main character is a witch, and to only ever see magic twice one of those times being 90% through the book. Childrens books perfect for kids of all ages waterstones. The leading digital library for kids offering unlimited access to 40,000 of the best childrens books of all time.
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