White Is for Witching

Description

"Miranda is at home -- homesick, home sick..." As a child, Miranda Silver developed pica, a rare eating disorder that causes its victims to consume nonedible substances. The death of her mother when Miranda is sixteen exacerbates her condition, and nothing satisfies the strange hunger passed down through the women in her family. And then there's the family house in Dover, England, converted to a bed-and-breakfast by Miranda's father. Dover has long been known for its hostility toward outsiders. But the Silver House manifests a more conscious malice toward strangers, dispatching those visitors it despises. Enraged by the constant stream of foreign staff and guests, the house finally unleashes its most destructive power. With distinct originality and grace, and an extraordinary gift for making the fantastic believable, Helen Oyeyemi spins the politics of family and nation into a riveting and unforgettable mystery.

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Genres

• Fiction.

Other Editions

• White Is for WitchingNan A. Talese2009-01-01
• White is for WitchingElectronic resourceKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group2009-01-01
• White is for WitchingHamish Hamilton2009-06-23
• White is for WitchingHardcoverPicador2009-07-07
• White is for WitchingPicador2010-04-02
• White is for WitchingPaperbackPenguin Canada2010-06-15