Victoria’s December Book Club

Victoria’s December Book Club

NOTE: We’ll be doing a holiday book swap this month! If you’d like to participate (it’s optional!), please bring a new or very gently used book in holiday wrapping paper. It can be any book that you feel like other members might enjoy. On the gift tag, please write the genre of the book.

About the book

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

Five octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish Moonshyne Manor. All eyes turn to the witch in charge, Queenie, who confesses they’ve fallen far behind on their mortgage payments. Still, there’s hope, since the imminent return of Ruby—one of the sisterhood who’s been gone for thirty-three years—will surely be their salvation.

But the mob is only the start of their troubles. One man is hellbent on avenging his family for the theft of a legacy he claims was rightfully his. In an act of desperation, Queenie makes a bargain with an evil far more powerful than anything they’ve ever faced. Then things take a turn for the worse when Ruby’s homecoming reveals a seemingly insurmountable obstacle instead of the solution to all their problems.

The witches are determined to save their home and themselves, but their aging powers are no match for increasingly malicious threats. Thankfully, they get a bit of help from Persephone, a feisty TikToker eager to smash the patriarchy. As the deadline to save the manor approaches, fractures among the sisterhood are revealed, and long-held secrets are exposed, culminating in a fiery confrontation with their enemies.

Funny, tender and uplifting, the novel explores the formidable power that can be discovered in aging, found family and unlikely friendships. Marais’ clever prose offers as much laughter as insight, delving deeply into feminism, identity and power dynamics while stirring up intrigue and drama through secrets, lies and sex. Heartbreaking and heart-mending, it will make you grateful for the amazing women in your life.

Buy the book Discussion Questions

Date

Dec 19 2022
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Time

December 19th at 6:30 PM
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Lot 1 Pasta Bar

Location

Lot 1 Pasta Bar
Lot 1 Pasta Bar, 815 Cloverdale Ave #204, Victoria, BC V8X 2S8
Category

Organizer

Paige Wergeland

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