From the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author
Deborah
Harkness comes THE BLACK BIRD ORACLE, the hotly anticipated new novel in
the All Souls series.
Diana and Matthew's epic tale continues as Diana meets her father's family
for
the first time, the Proctors of Ipswich, Massachusetts.
WE KNOW THE BISHOPS. IT'S FINALLY TIME TO MEET THE PROCTORS.
‘I thought I knew all about magic. Then Shadow found me, and
I discovered how much
there was still to learn.’
The first shadows fall on a Friday afternoon as Diana Bishop and her husband,
Matthew
Clairmont, are preparing to spend the summer in Woodstock with their
seven-year-old
twins, Becca and Pip. A single raven lands, dead, on the pavement in front of
Becca,
carrying a message for Diana – it's time to meet her father's family.
After a lifetime of believing the Proctors are dead, Diana's fury is real. But
her curiosity is
greater and so, Diana travels instead to Ravenswood, Massachusetts to find
Gwyneth
Proctor.
There, Diana feels the magic pulsing, she is ready to become a pupil – to
walk the Dark
Path and understand the relationship between Light, Darkness and the shadows
that lie
between. In Ravenswood, a new era of Higher magic will begin . . .
Number One bestselling author Deborah Harkness returns to her All Souls
world with a triumphant novel that sweeps back to the Salem panic and
illuminates Diana's family history in new and thrilling ways. The spells fly
from
the page and will enchant newcomers and devoted fans alike.
