{"product_id":"9781789091120","title":"The Near Witch","description":"\u003cb\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S BEST YA OF THE DECADE  \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story 'The Ash-Born Boy' and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are no strangers in the town of Near. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.","brand":"Schwab, Victoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57164732498302,"sku":"9781789091120","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0325\/6389\/files\/9781789091120.jpg?v=1774457697","url":"https:\/\/paperandword.com\/products\/9781789091120","provider":"Paper and Word","version":"1.0","type":"link"}