From the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Lambda Literary, Crawford and Locus Award-winning author of All the  Birds in the Sky comes a heartfelt, intimately-drawn portrait of a young witch who teaches her mother how  to do magic and reclaim her passion for life. Perfect for fans of Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susannah Clarke.

Jamie's mother has been hiding in an old one-room schoolhouse for several years, since her life fell apart. But Jamie has a secret: she's a powerful witch, and now she's decided to teach Serena to cast spells, so her mother can get her life back.

But Jamie doesn't know the whole story of what happened to her mom years ago, and those buried secrets lead Serena to some destructive magic. Now it's up to Jamie to understand the secrets of a three-hundred-year-old magical book before her mother ruins both of their lives.