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    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2023</dateIssued>
    <edition>First Scribner trade paperback edition.</edition>
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    <extent>327 pages ; 23 cm. Reading Guide</extent>
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  <abstract>In 1645 East Anglia, Martha, a midwife, healer and servant who has not spoken in years, is caught between suspicion and betrayal when a witchfinder arrives and, in desperation, revives a wax witching doll in hope that it will bring protection, but the doll’s true powers are unknowable and could reveal her secret.</abstract>
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