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Dessery's Diary
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By Christian Zajdek

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Dessery’s diary

Christian Zajdek.

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Preface

Although this novel is about witchcraft, there is no hocus pocus in its pages. It is full of cold realism, which is lightened by dark humour, however it ends up being just as, if not more enthralling than any fickle fanciful fiction founded in a boundless world of magic. By bringing together such curiosities as grimoires, witch trials, and the rumours surrounding the affair of the poisons linked to Louis XIV, this historical thriller come dark comedy, makes for a fast and twisting ride. The story begins as three teenagers with very singular but comparable issues, stumble upon a diary written by a seventeenth century bohemian green witch. The diary includes an alternative account of the life of their town's patron saint. For various reasons the group set about trying to bring it to attention, but though their lives all end up better for the journey that it leads them on, they don't get all that far with their aim.