The witch: a novel

"Lucie comes from a long line of witches, powers passed down from mother to daughter. Her own mother was formidable in her gifts, but ashamed of her magic. Perhaps as a result, Lucie's own talent is weak: she can see into the future, sometimes, but more often, she can only see the present of some other location. Most frustrating is that all she can ever see are insignificant details, snippets, a scrap of outfit, the color of the sky. Against the wishes of her malicious, salesman husband, Lucie initiates her hesitant twin daughters into their family's peculiar womanhood, a sort of wisdom kept sacred and hated, when they reach twelve years of age. In a few short months, Maud and Lise are crying the curious tears of blood that denote their magical powers. Having learned, they take off quickly and fly the nest-literally-leaving Lucie more unmoored than she was before. The Witch brings the mysteries of womanhood and motherhood, precarity and class, into sharp relief and leaves us teetering on the edge, unbalanced"-- Provided by publisher.