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Which Witch?

By: Eva Ibbotson
Narrated by: Lesley Sharp
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About this listen

Which Witch? is a brilliantly witty tale of magic and marriage by Eva Ibbotson, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

'Find me a witch!' cried Arriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North.

Arriman has decided to marry. His wife must be a witch of the darkest powers – but which witch will she be? To find the most fiendish, he holds a spell-casting competition.

Glamorous Madame Olympia performs the terrifying Symphony of Death and conjures up a thousand plague-bearing rats. The magic of gentle Belladonna, the white witch, goes hopelessly wrong. She produces perfumed flowers instead of snakes. And bats roost in her golden hair instead of becoming blood-sucking vampires.

Poor Belladonna longs to be an evil enchantress – but how?

'This kind of fun will never fail to delight' - Philip Pullman.

©2008 Eva Ibbotson; (P)2008 Macmillan Digital Audio Fiction Halloween Holidays & Celebrations Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Scary Stories Science Fiction & Fantasy Scary Fantasy Magic Users Witchcraft Comedy Wizardry

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Critic reviews

The perfect alternative for Harry Potter fans
This kind of fun will never fail to delight. (Philip Pullman)
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I absolutely loved this book and Lesley sharp’s performance was astounding, the voices of the characters were perfect and really brought the story to life!

The story was brilliant, and had a twist which I didn’t expect highly recommend.

Fantastic!

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I am 43 and still love this book. It is absolutely ageless and timeless. A definite winner for children but also enjoyable for adults. I throughly enjoy the audio book. Prunella Scales is a wonderful narrator and she really does this book justice. Considering this book was written in the Seventies it is still a fresh and unusual story that hasn't been repeated. Honestly, if you are considering using a credit to get this book, you won't regret it. It is definitely a book the whole family can enjoy.


Ageless and perfect for any age.

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The whole family enjoyed listening to this one, and my husband drove extra slowly on weekend car journeys as he too was hooked. Good for adults and children of any age (ours are 5 & 9 and both loved it). Brilliantly written with great characters. Very funny but also suspenseful. Adults will guess how the book will end, but it will keep your children hooked til the end. Having read the book already, I preferred the abridged version of the audio book as I felt that the narrator's voice was more engaging than the unabridged version. The abridged version is extremely well read, with the narrator doing different voices for each character to facilitate following the story line. Highly recommended for girls and boys and grown ups.

Enthralling and funny children's book

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I'm an adult and I loved this. great story and brought to live by Lesley sharps funny and excellent voices and narration <3

wonderful book, amazing narration!

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