ISBN-13: 9781787611511

RRP: £12.98

Published: 2nd August 2018

Length: 336 Pages

The Lost Witch

Bea has started to hear and see things that no one else can – creatures, voices, visions. Then strangers visit Bea and tell her she is different: she has the rare powers of a witch. They warn her she is being hunted. Her parents think she is hallucinating and needs help. All Bea wants to do is get on with her life, and to get closer to Lars, the mysterious young man she has met at the skate park. But her life is in danger, and she must break free. The question is – who can she trust?

Carnegie Medal-winner Melvin Burgess returns with a powerful, thrilling fantasy for young adults about magic, myth and following your instincts.

Reviews

"Extraordinary"
Simon Mayo's Books of the Year podcast

"Rich, twisty storytelling ... Written with observation and skill"
Sunday Times

"Burgess is a master storyteller"
The Times, Children's Book of the Week

"The godfather of young adult fiction"
BBC Front Row

"Melvin Burgess is an original, experimental voice and in his first YA novel for five years he draws on the rich tradition of British fantasy rooted in landscape and folklore"
Observer