Name: Andrea DeWerd - What We Sacrifice for Magic
Start: 2024-10-01T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-01T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Solid State Books

An enchanting & heartwarming debut explores the importance of family, and the delight & heartbreak of discovering who you truly are.
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Andrea DeWerd - What We Sacrifice for Magic

Join us in welcoming author Andrea DeWerd as she discusses her debut novel What We Sacrifice for Magic.

This in person event will be held at Solid State Books on H Street, so mark your calendars and come ready to be captivated!

Perfect for fans of Practical Magic and The Lager Queen of Minnesota: a coming-of-age novel following three generations of witches in the 1960s, this enchanting and heartwarming debut explores the importance of family and the delight and heartbreak of discovering who you truly are.
It’s 1968, and the Watry-Ridder family is feared and respected in equal measure. The local farmers seek out their water charms, and the teenagers, their love spells. The family’s charms and spells, passed down through generations of witches descending from the Black Forest, have long served the small town of Friedrich, Minnesota.
Eldest daughter Elisabeth has just graduated high school—she is expected to hone her supernatural abilities to take over for her grandmother, the indomitable Magda. She’s also expected to marry her high school sweetheart and live the rest of her life in Friedrich. But all she can ask is, why her? Why is her path set in stone, and what else might be out there for her?
She soon discovers that magic isn’t the only thing inherited in her family. That magic also comes with a great price—and a big family secret. The more she digs, the more questions she has, and the less she trusts the grandmother she thought she knew. Who is Elisabeth without her family? She must ultimately decide what she’s willing to sacrifice for her family, for their secrets and their magic, or risk it all to pave her own way.
Navigating the bittersweet tension between self-discovery and living up to familial expectations, What We Sacrifice for Magic is a touching look at coming into one’s own.