{"product_id":"near-witch-book-victoria-schwab-9781423142423","title":"The Near Witch","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEKLY'S BEST YA OF THE DECADE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story The Ash-Born Boy and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are no strangers in the town of Near. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49595240448273,"sku":"GOR006010908","price":3.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50125694697745,"sku":"CIN142314242XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50169161122065,"sku":"CIN142314242XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50665808363793,"sku":"CIN142314242XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/142314242X.jpg?v=1751019124","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/near-witch-book-victoria-schwab-9781423142423","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}