The Reimagining of Thornwood House
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Publisher Description
A witch and her young ward discover a magical, walking house and learn the true meaning of home in this cozy, enchanting novel from New York Times bestselling author Jaleigh Johnson.
Evelyn Sharpe is accustomed to dealing with natural disasters as a land witch, but she longs for a life with a little less danger for her and her adopted daughter, Ruby. So when the opportunity to take over as Caretaker of Thornwood House—a sentient home that acts as the magical heart of the village of Iskendra—arises, it seems almost fated.
When they arrive in sunny Iskendra, Evie and Ruby find the house is nothing like what they expected: First of all, it has walked away from the address. Thornwood House is also grumpy, guarded, and extremely hesitant to allow the two witches through its doors.
Armed with gentle hearts and wild magic, Evie and Ruby begin to form tentative bonds with the house and the citizens of the small town. But there’s something deeply damaged about the building seeping into the forests surrounding Iskendra, and Evie will have to use all her power to protect the roots she’s started to grow.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A cozy mystery surrounds a troubled sentient house in this uplifting fantasy from Johnson (Unbroken Chain). Evie Sharpe is an earthwalker witch unhappily working for the dastardly Environmental Crisis Response Agency, which is delaying her adoption of 11-year-old Ruby, a farseer witch capable of predicting the future. When Evie receives a letter from the mayor of the quaint village of Iskendra seeking a caretaker for the sentient Thornwood house, she jumps at the chance to get out of her ECRA contract. The previous caretaker, Amelia Howell, died, and the despondent house now frequently runs into the forest on its huge chicken legs, not letting anyone enter. Evie manages to gain Thornwood's trust but inside she's surprised to find a pile of blue and silver wood shavings that can only come from a valuable and endangered Star Oak tree, a source of immense magic. Now Evie must work out a few different mysteries, including what happened to the house in the six months since Amelia's death, what someone wants with the Star Oak, and just how angry local firewitch Ignatius Smythe is that Evie was chosen as Amelia's successor over him. Johnson weaves a sumptuous tale around the themes of chosen family and new beginnings. With shades of Howl's Moving Castle and Baba Yaga folktales, this playful fantasy charms.
