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The Witching Hour

Lives of Mayfair Witches, Book 1

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The Witching Hour

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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 "[A] huge and sprawling tale of horror." —The New York Times Book Review

Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of four centuries of witches—a family given to poetry and incest, murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being called Lasher who haunts the Mayfair women.

Moving in time from today's New Orleans and San Francisco to long-ago Amsterdam and the France of Louis XIV, from the coffee plantations of Port-au-Prince to Civil War New Orleans and back to today, Anne Rice has spun a mesmerizing tale that challenges everything we believe in. Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Horror Psychological Scary Magic Haunted Paranormal Witchcraft New Orleans Magic Users
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Such a good book although quite long. Easily one of her best. Highly recommended. A true gem.

Simply marvellous!

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I read this story and the other 2 in the 90's loved it then love it know .Rowan Michael & Lasher .
Thank you Ann For a grate series of books 📚♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🌹

The Witching Hour by Ann Rice

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I was very much enjoying the book to begin with. Then there was the incest between father and daughter which goes into great detail and has a quite detailed back story. I thought, okay that is over, great. Then there is a character who frequently visits a brothel, often with his wife, to have sex with a mother and her two daughters who are prepubescent. It also seemingly tries to make justification of this. If brings forth the impression that the author had an incestuous relationship with her father and mother from a young age and is trying to justify that relationship to the world through her writing. I say this because I know that this is not the first book of hers which has these themes. If only she had gone to therapy, I may have been able to enjoy her actually skilful writing. Instead we have literature to entertain the perverted.

Became a turn off

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Very good story but nearly lost me a few times with over describing. Could of been half the size.

Great book but a bit wordy

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The actress perfectly captures the voices of Rice’s characters, which is a brilliant achievement given how vast and long spanning this particular story is.

Was a great Re-“read” of this story just in time before AMC release their television series based on these books, thank you!

Such a detailed and intricate story, performed so beautifully.

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