Book description
A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the Witches series, part of the Discworld novels.
'A master storyteller' A. S. Byatt
'An excellent mystery whodunnit...Terry Pratchett at his very best - wonderful humour combined with a really…
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I fell in love with Terry Pratchett’s writing style with the first Discworld novel I read—they’re all great, and could fill a ‘best of’ list by themselves. But if I’m forced to pick a single favorite, it’s this one. I love the witches (and Nanny’s cat, Greebo), and can’t help but grin at the conversations between Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg.
The highlight of this particular book is Nanny Ogg’s rather rude ‘cookbook.’ Oh, and Greebo in human form. And Henry Slug pretending to be Enrico Basilica, while wanting nothing more than wholesome Ankh-Morpork cuisine, not to mention… I…
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