Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

At Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, wayward girls, pregnant and shrouded in societal shame, are sent away by their families. In the summer of 1970, 15-year-old Fern, pregnant and alone, joins other girls with similar fates, including Rose, who dreams of commune life with her child, Zinnia, a musician planning a family with her baby's father, and Holly, a mute 14-year-old. Their lives are rigidly controlled until Fern discovers an occult book on witchcraft in the library, empowering the girls for the first time. However, with power comes a price, often paid in blood, as they learn that liberation and destruction are two sides of the same coin, and freedom is never without its sacrifices.

Ideal for readers interested in fantasy fiction.