https://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=A_Discovery_of_WitchesA Discovery of Witches - Revision history2026-04-15T06:06:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?title=A_Discovery_of_Witches&diff=43679&oldid=prevLquilter: notes2011-02-01T17:40:37Z<p>notes</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''''A Discovery of Witches''''' is the 2011 debut novel by [[Deborah Harkness]]. <br />
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: "A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.<br />
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: "Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.<br />
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: "Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. This smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series-with an extra serving of historical realism."<br />
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