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Bewitching readers

Shahrukh Husain is one of those rare breeds. A novelist and screenwriter who also happens to be a Jungian Psychoanalyst. This autumn has been busy for Shah with the ITV broadcast of her new series Beecham House, and now this: the reissue of The Virago Book of Witches, originally published in 1993. Edited by Shah, she has written a brand new preface which brilliantly highlights the relevance of the witch today: ‘resilient, edgy, awe-inspiring and potent. She never disappears from our culture for long.’ At a recent sold out Virago Speakeasy event celebrating the book, Shah was joined by award-winning writer Imogen Hermes Gowar to explore the power of the witch today. Prepare to be bewitched!