The Witches and the Grinnygog
| Author | Dorothy Edwards |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | |
| Awards | Shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize for Children's Book (1981) |
The Witches and the Grinnygog is a children's novel by the writer Dorothy Edwards, published in 1981[1] and shortlisted for that year's Whitbread Prize for a children's book.
The Witches and the Grinnygog is a story of pre-Christian traditions, considered in the Middle Ages to be witchcraft, surviving into the modern world, and deals with various themes related to English folklore, ghosts and time slips.
Plot summary
[edit]When an ancient English church is moved to a new site, one stone – a strange statue, the Grinnygog – is found to be missing. It is accidentally found by a woman who, not realizing its significance, gives it to her elderly father as a pseudo garden gnome. Shortly thereafter, three eccentric old women (who seem to be looking for something lost or hidden many years before) arrive in the town.
References
[edit]- ^ The Witches and the Grinnygog. OCLC 10069385. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via OCLC Worldcat.
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