A Refreshing Discovery of Witchcraft and Forbidden Love

Off the Shelf By J.T. Ellison    |   Friday, April 15, 2016 The epigraph of A Discovery of Witches—“It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.”—immediately warns you’re about to encounter a book out of the ordinary. The story lives up to its promise. The first book in the All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness tells the story of Diana Bishop, a young witch who has forsaken her magical abilities so she can live a normal life. READ MORE